Social Engineering
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The IT Pro Podcast: The power of disinformation
IT Pro Podcast Social media is a great innovation - but falsehoods and manipulation are rife
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More than half of businesses saw rising fraud levels this year
News Each individual identity fraud attempt could cost an organisation between £1,000 and £4,999 on average
By Sabina Weston Published
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Twitter investigates possibility that DMs were accessed during Bitcoin hack
News Twitter maintains the attack was the result of 'social engineering', although reports suggest an employee may have been bribed
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Businesses stung by convincing Office 365 voicemail scam
News This latest wave of phishing attacks incorporates real audio recordings to create a sense of urgency
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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NHS staff issued with fresh cyber security guidance
News New campaign focuses on password security, phishing, social engineering, and on-site 'tailgating'
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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FBI embarks on cyber criminal detainment spree
News Coordinated effort leads to hundreds of arrests and $3.7 million seized from phishing gangs around the world
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Hackers exploiting social engineering 'toolkits'
News Victims are being asked to download malware through visually compelling fake update prompts
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Fraudsters use AI voice manipulation to steal £200,000
News Bold social engineering attack could be the first of many powered by machine learning
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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How Mr. Robot ‘fudged’ its hacks to protect the public
Case Studies Showrunners debated over how accurate to make the show’s exploits
By Adam Shepherd Published
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Service takes itself offline after 800m records exposed
News Researchers find a non-protected MongoDB instance amounting to 150GB of unique data
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Modlishka tool can allow attackers to bypass 2FA
News The reverse proxy 'Modlishka' tool is designed to make phishing attacks as "effective as possible"
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Face recognition tool could slurp Facebook data
News Security company claims software creates a level playing field for white hats and pen testers
By Adam Shepherd Published
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