social engineering

Threat actors used legitimate remote access software to maliciously target federal employees

A leading security researcher has called into question why Google still allows malware links to top search results

The self-taught hacker impersonated an IT worker to gain an Uber employee's password, obtaining broad access to internal systems and posting taunting …

Last week's phishing attack on Twilio has exposed phone numbers exposed and compromised user accounts

Employees were subjected to personalised texts that impersonated Twilio's IT department, in a strategic credential harvesting operation

Malicious adverts made to resemble links to websites are targeting some of the world’s most popular websites

The company said that it has been investigating a phishing incident in which an employee was targeted through social engineering

Unknown attackers were reportedly able to exfiltrate 20GB of information from the company

The new variant can now access SMS, GPS, and device control to better steal financial data

A surprise booking of a divisive social engineer prompted a number of cyber security experts to pull out of BSides Cleveland

Cisco’s cyber security experts agreed that social norms may also become “super weird” as a result

This social engineering technique can pose a major security risk, so here's how to best protect against it

T-Mobile has denied that the hackers obtained customer or government information

Businesses are putting green tech at their heart of their buying decisions, and manufacturers and paying attention

Hackers are tricking users into clicking on fake LinkedIn alerts in an effort to steal login information

With hackers finding more ingenious ways to exploit human flaws, we get inside the planning stages of a social engineering attack

New report finds phishing remains most dominant threat to IT security

An attacker socially engineered an employee at the stock-trading platform to gain access to customer support systems

Human operators are tricking victims into manually downloading malware onto their systems

Sink password pirates with these password-creation tips

Attackers are attempting to lure victims with malware-laced Word documents that purport to contain tax-related content

Some of the most common, and most effective, methods for stealing passwords