Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But as it turns out, John was a victim of a phishing scam, a type of social engineering attack where the cybercriminal impersonated John’s IT department to gain his trust and trick him into revealing his login credentials. What is social engineering?

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

What Are Social Engineering Scams? Thanks, Your CEO This common scenario is just one example of the many ways scammers may attempt to trick you through social engineering scams. Read on to learn how to recognize social engineering attacks, their consequences, and tactics to avoid falling for them.

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NetSpi Executives

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Although many companies are adding new processes, technologies, and training materials to combat this, employees continue to fall victim to phishing, vishing, and other forms of social engineering attacks. For further information on each of our unique Social Engineering Pentesting solutions, check out our data sheet or contact us.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The post The Psychic and the Social Engineer appeared first on Security Boulevard. Do you believe in psychics? Many people turn to psychics and mediums for advice or to communicate with dead loved […].

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 25, 2022

A new wave of social engineering attacks has been targeting Morgan Stanley client accounts as Morgan Stanley’s wealth and asset management subsidiary claims. The post Social Engineering Attacks Target Morgan Stanley Client Accounts appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Vishing means that […].

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ZoneAlarm

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Throughout the hundreds … The post What Does Social Engineering Have to Do with Ransomware? appeared first on ZoneAlarm Security Blog. So how is it possible that so many people and organizations continue to fall for whatever cybercriminals throw their way?

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 20, 2024

In Social Engineering 101 , we shared the story of John, the well-meaning employee who fell victim to a phishing attack. In that blog, we also discussed the many ways Duo protects John, from strong authentication methods to pairing authentication with device trust policies.

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Security Through Education

JUNE 21, 2023

Social engineering is defined as influencing someone to take an action that may or may not be in a person’s best interest. Written by: Rosa Rowles At Social Engineer LLC, our purpose is to bring education and awareness to all users of technology. The amygdala “hijacks” the frontal lobe.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The social engineering techniques used by callback phishing operations have developed: while they still use typical bogus subscription lures for the initial phase of the attack, they now flip to attempting to assist victims in dealing with a virus or hack.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Social proof is in our nature as humans. It therefore goes without saying that it is highly effective when used in social engineering. Let’s take a closer look at social proof in social engineering. The same principle applies in social engineering.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to the latest ISACA State of Security 2021 report , social engineering is the leading cause of compromises experienced by organizations. Findings from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report also point to social engineering as the most common data breach attack method. Avoid becoming a victim.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 9, 2022

As social engineers, we may wear different hats (sometimes literally) when it comes to getting into character for our pretexts. The first live APSE (Advance Practical Social Engineering) class in two years! During this week, I was also working on some edits for February’s blog as well as writing this newsletter.

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SiteLock

APRIL 14, 2021

Social engineering isn’t just a personal threat—it’s a corporate one. More than half of all businesses are a target of a social engineering or spear phishing attack every year. The post The Impact Of Social Engineering—And How To Defend Against Social Engineering Attacks appeared first on The SiteLock Blog.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2021

Human fraud: how behavioral biometrics can stop social engineering and malware scams that traditional fraud tools miss. The post How behavioral biometrics can stop social engineering and malware scams dead in their tracks appeared first on NuData Security.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A massive social engineering campaign targeting banks has been delivered in the last two years in several countries. A massive social engineering campaign has been delivered in the last two years in several countries, including Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, the UK, and France. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 15, 2022

Malicious actors are trying to deceive individuals living in the US using digital payment apps into making instant transfers of money in social engineering operations involving text messages that contain bogus bank fraud notifications, the FBI says. How Does the Scam Work?

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. Social engineering scams leverage psychological manipulation to deceive individuals and exploit the victims’ trust.

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SiteLock

APRIL 14, 2021

Social engineering isn’t just a personal threat—it’s a corporate one. More than half of all businesses are a target of a social engineering or spear phishing attack every year. The post The Impact Of Social Engineering—And How To Defend Against Social Engineering Attacks appeared first on The SiteLock Blog.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 17, 2022

The post Social Engineering Tactics Used in Interrogation appeared first on Security Boulevard. What comes to mind when you hear the word interrogation? Perhaps, the typical movie scene where someone is sitting in […].

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Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2023

The Psychology of Social Engineering Attacks: Understanding the Tactics of Cybercriminals The Psychology of Social Engineering Attacks: Understanding the Tactics of Cybercriminals Introduction Introduction Cybercriminals use social engineering tactics to get access to your data and information.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Don’t be afraid of social engineering attacks this Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In the spirit of this year’s theme, we created a parody of the Monster Mash to share social engineering prevention tips far and wide. In fact, 98 percent of cyber attacks involve some form of social engineering.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

An unknown threat actor suspected to be in Poland has been targeting auto dealerships in a social engineering campaign. The post Social Engineering Campaign Targets Auto Dealerships: What You Need to Know appeared first on Nuspire. Here’s what we know. How does the campaign work? If interacted with, the link downloads a.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

MARCH 22, 2023

This article provides an introduction to covert entry assessments, and will address the many factors to consider when deciding on a pretext for physical social engineering. Deciding on a Pretext The technique of social engineering in-person is often referred to as physical social engineering or in-person social engineering.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s going to get much tougher for financial institutions to avoid being declared as liable in the case of electronic fund transfer (EFT) social engineering scams. Continue reading "Increased Exposure: What Financial Institutions Need to Do – Now – to Avoid Fraud Liability stemming from Social Engineering Scams".

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SiteLock

MARCH 31, 2021

But social engineering attacks differ in one key aspect: they’re based in human interactions. Rooted in psychological manipulation, social engineering attacks occur when attackers trick users into sharing sensitive security information. With cybersecurity becoming stronger, different types of social […].

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types.

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Digital Guardian

JANUARY 25, 2021

SOX compliance, preventing social engineering attacks, and data classification. In this blog, we count down the most read blogs of 2020.

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SiteLock

APRIL 8, 2021

Ever been targeted by a social engineering attack? According to a 2019 report, 99% of cyberattacks use social engineering techniques to trick users into installing malware. The post 4 Of The Most Common Forms Of Social Engineering Used By Hackers appeared first on The SiteLock Blog.

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SiteLock

MARCH 24, 2021

The post What is Social Engineering? How Hackers Are Using Your Brain Against You appeared first on The SiteLock Blog. All you have to do is click the link to redeem it—but there’s a catch. Only the first five people to click will win a vacation, so you’d better act fast! […].

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In both cases, the attackers managed to social engineer employees into resetting the multi-factor login requirements for Okta administrator accounts. In March 2022, Okta disclosed a breach from the hacking group LAPSUS$, a criminal hacking group that specialized in social-engineering employees at targeted companies.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Such lures are used as social engineering schemes by threat actors; in this case, the malware was targeted at security researchers. We have recently observed other instances of threat actors targeting security researchers with social engineering techniques. Threat attribution. Currently logged in user name.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the first part of this three-part blog series , we discussed the various methods available to MFA users. Because the numeric code must be entered by the user, there is no risk of the attacker phishing the code (though other forms of social engineering are possible, see below).

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ZoneAlarm

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The cyber landscape has recently been marred by a highly sophisticated social engineering scheme aimed squarely at Booking.com’s clientele. Active for over a year, this elaborate scam … The post Booking.com Users Targeted in Elaborate Phishing Scams appeared first on ZoneAlarm Security Blog.

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The State of Security

MAY 5, 2022

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks which use a variety of social engineering and phishing techniques to break into accounts and trick companies into transferring large amounts of money into the hands of criminals.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Octo Tempest is believed to be a group of native English speaking cybercriminals that uses social engineering campaigns to compromise organizations all over the world. This can be done in a number of ways, but the most common ones involve social engineering attacks on the victim's carrier.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore both the advantages and dangers of AI in cybersecurity, including examples of how cybercriminals could use AI to improve social engineering attacks and how cybersecurity companies can use AI to better protect users.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 22, 2023

They all use psychology and social engineering skills to convince their victims to take an action that is detrimental to them. Prey on Emotions Scammers have become experts in using social engineering techniques to their advantage. What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common?

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