Social Engineering
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How do hackers get your passwords?
In-depth Knowing how hackers get passwords, or at least the most common methods used, could help you keep yours safe from predatory cyber criminals
By Dale Walker Last updated
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Iranian hackers targeted nuclear expert, ported Windows infection chain to Mac in a week
News Fresh research demonstrates the sophistication and capability of state-sponsored threat actors to compromise diverse targets
By Richard Speed Published
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Malware being pushed to businesses by search engines remains a pervasive threat
News High-profile malvertising campaigns in recent months have surged
By Ross Kelly Published
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Novel social engineering attacks soar 135% amid uptake of generative AI
News 82% of employees are worried about hackers using generative AI to create scam emails
By Zach Marzouk Published
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CISA: Phishing campaign targeting US federal agencies went undetected for months
News Threat actors used legitimate remote access software to maliciously target federal employees
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Google Ads malvertising campaign prompts questions around Search security
News A leading security researcher has called into question why Google still allows malware links to top search results
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Uber hacked via basic smishing attack
News The self-taught hacker impersonated an IT worker to gain an Uber employee's password, obtaining broad access to internal systems and posting taunting messages
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Signal confirms 1,900 of its users were hit by Twilio breach
News Last week's phishing attack on Twilio has exposed phone numbers exposed and compromised user accounts
By Connor Jones Published
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Twilio account breach result of sophisticated social engineering campaign
News Employees were subjected to personalised texts that impersonated Twilio's IT department, in a strategic credential harvesting operation
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Hackers hiding malicious links in top Google search results, researchers warn
News Malicious adverts made to resemble links to websites are targeting some of the world’s most popular websites
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Roblox hacker posts stolen documents online
News The company said that it has been investigating a phishing incident in which an employee was targeted through social engineering
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Marriott hit by data breach through social engineering
News Unknown attackers were reportedly able to exfiltrate 20GB of information from the company
By Zach Marzouk Published
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