ICEBlock app allows users to report ICE sightings in their community Specific examples of Scattered Spider’s social engineering tactics include “impersonating employees or contractors to deceive IT ...

It’s been a boom time for social engineering. Pandemic panic, desperation as income concerns grew, and worry over health and wellness made it easier for criminals to tap into fear. Social engineering, ...

Modern cyber incidents are providing powerful, real-world examples of how a cyber attack can cause a domino effect across a ...

Professional ethical social engineering testers can sometimes cross ethical and legal boundaries, which can have significant consequences, warned Sharon Conheady, director at First Defence Information ...

Organizations invest heavily in technology, yet today’s most costly breaches are increasingly slipping through traditional defenses. The reason? Attackers target human psychology, now supercharged by ...

Cybercriminals continue to launch creative social engineering attacks to trick users. Meanwhile, social engineering misconceptions are exacerbating the risks of falling victim. Social engineering is ...

Social Engineering Attacks Surge in 2025, Becoming Top Cybersecurity Threat Your email has been sent A new report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 highlights how attackers are shifting away from ...

Malware is just one way hackers and scammers can get you. Another common tactic is social engineering—a collection of methods that exploit vulnerabilities in human behavior to steal sensitive info, ...