Social Engineering
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BRATA malware has evolved to target online banking across Europe, researchers warn
News The new variant can now access SMS, GPS, and device control to better steal financial data
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Security BSides commits to greater conference diversity after speaker backlash
News A surprise booking of a divisive social engineer prompted a number of cyber security experts to pull out of BSides Cleveland
By Connor Jones Published
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Deepfake attacks expected to be next major threat to businesses
News Cisco’s cyber security experts agreed that social norms may also become “super weird” as a result
By Connor Jones Published
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What is shoulder surfing?
In-depth This social engineering technique can pose a major security risk, so here's how to best protect against it
By Jane McCallion Last updated
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LAPSUS$ breached T-Mobile systems, stole source code
News T-Mobile has denied that the hackers obtained customer or government information
By Sabina Weston Published
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IT Pro 20/20: The new frontier of innovation
IT Pro 20/20 Businesses are putting green tech at their heart of their buying decisions, and manufacturers and paying attention
By Dale Walker Published
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LinkedIn phishing attacks have surged 232% since start of February
News Hackers are tricking users into clicking on fake LinkedIn alerts in an effort to steal login information
By Zach Marzouk Published
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A month in the life of a social engineer
In-depth With hackers finding more ingenious ways to exploit human flaws, we get inside the planning stages of a social engineering attack
By Jane Hoskyn Published
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Education and government most at risk from email threats
News New report finds phishing remains most dominant threat to IT security
By Rene Millman Published
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Robinhood hack exposes data from millions of customers
News An attacker socially engineered an employee at the stock-trading platform to gain access to customer support systems
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Microsoft warns of dangerous ‘BazaCall’ call centre ransomware scam
News Human operators are tricking victims into manually downloading malware onto their systems
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Four quick tips to create an unbreakable password
Tutorials Sink password pirates with these password-creation tips
By Justin Cupler Last updated
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