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Disability Access Within the Field of Social Engineering

Security Through Education

I’ve seen people with disabilities in online discussions and on the Social Engineer Slack channel exploring suitable career paths. The Value of Diversity in Social Engineering Social engineering is, at its core, the art of human connection.

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Synthetic Sabotage: How AI Tools Are Fueling Tailored Phishing Campaigns at Scale

SecureWorld News

The phishing game has evolved into synthetic sabotage a hybrid form of social engineering powered by AI that can personalize, localize, and scale attacks with unnerving precision. At the heart of many of these kits are large language models (LLMs) trained or fine-tuned specifically for social engineering tasks.

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March Madness Meets Cyber Mayhem: How Cybercriminals Are Playing Offense this Season

SecureWorld News

Phishing plays straight out of the cybercrime playbook "March Madness brings heightened cybersecurity risks this year, especially with the expansion of sports gambling beyond traditional office pools creating new attack vectors for credential harvesting and financial fraud," warns J.

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Columbus Ransomware Attack Exposes 500,000+ Residents’ Data: How to Stay Safe

eSecurity Planet

The stolen data reportedly includes highly personal information — names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, bank account details, and even records of residents’ interactions with city services. Businesses that handle customer data or interact with city networks are now faced with heightened risks.

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Android threats rise sharply, with mobile malware jumping by 151% since start of year

Malwarebytes

Recent Malwarebytes threat research data reveals a sharp rise in mobile threats across the board, with malware targeting Android devices up 151%. Now attackers are amping up the volume and sophistication of mobile threats. Mobile security can’t be an afterthought. They’re building ecosystems. The takeaway?

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iMessage text gets recipient to disable phishing protection so they can be phished

Malwarebytes

A smishing (SMS phishing) campaign is targeting iMessage users, attempting to socially engineer them into bypassing Apple’s built in phishing protection. Your mobile device may already have some form of safe message ID enabled without you knowing. Report bogus messages and numbers.

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SarangTrap Malware Campaign Weaponizes Emotion

SecureWorld News

This mobile malware campaign uses emotional lures, polished user interfaces, and fake dating platforms to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data—and it's evolving fast. OT systems could be at risk by association. Mobile malware like SarangTrap shouldn't be siloed as a consumer issue," said one CISO.

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