Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2025

Gen Z, or individuals born between 1997 and 2012, have certain types of lifestyles, upbringings and character traits that make them ideal for social engineering exploitation. The post Gen Zs Rising Susceptibility to Social Engineering Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Researchers Bypass Advanced Encryption with Social Engineering appeared first on Cybersecurity News. Conducted by researchers Kyle Chadee, Wayne Goodridge, and Koffka Khan from the... The post WPA3 Security Cracked?

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Security Through Education

MARCH 3, 2025

When I first heard of social engineering, about 6 years ago, I couldnt define it clearly and concisely if you had offered me millions of dollars. ’ Lets re-visit what social engineering really means, how people use it, and how you can start protecting yourself from it. Either way, lets refresh and learn together!

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2025

That AI has gotten much more proficient in social engineering is a revelation that's not surprising, but still sets alarm bells ringing. The post In a Social Engineering Showdown: AI Takes Red Teams to the Mat appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 8, 2025

Today, it is safe to say that social engineering has become the most dangerous and costly form of cybercrime that businesses face. The post Protect Yourself From Cybers Costliest Threat: Social Engineering appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2025

By using AI as a force multiplier for our expert investigative teams, in the three months since our last report we’ve been able to detect, disrupt and expose abusive activity including social engineering, cyber espionage, deceptive employment schemes, covert influence operations and scams.

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The Hacker News

MAY 23, 2025

The malware known as Latrodectus has become the latest to embrace the widely-used social engineering technique called ClickFix as a distribution vector. The ClickFix technique is particularly risky because it allows the malware to execute in memory rather than being written to disk," Expel said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

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The Hacker News

MAY 27, 2025

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of social engineering attacks mounted by a criminal extortion actor known as Luna Moth targeting law firms over the past two years.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This attack proves that UI manipulation and social engineering can bypass even the most secure wallets. The Bybit hack has shattered long-held assumptions about crypto security. No matter how strong your smart contract logic or multisig protections are, the human element remains the weakest link.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

Each participant in the call has a specific role, including: -The Caller: The person speaking and trying to social engineer the target. A tutorial shared by Stotle titled “Social Engineering Script” includes a number of tips for scam callers that can help establish trust or a rapport with their prey.

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The Hacker News

MAY 30, 2025

A new malware campaign is distributing a novel Rust-based information stealer dubbed EDDIESTEALER using the popular ClickFix social engineering tactic initiated via fake CAPTCHA verification pages.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2025

law firms for 2 years using callback phishing and social engineering extortion tactics. law firms using phishing and social engineering. FBI warns Silent Ransom Group has targeted U.S. The FBI warns that the Silent Ransom Group, active since 2022 and also known as Luna Moth, has targeted U.S.

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The Hacker News

MAY 7, 2025

The Russia-linked threat actor known as COLDRIVER has been observed distributing a new malware called LOSTKEYS as part of an espionage-focused campaign using ClickFix-like social engineering lures.

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Lohrman on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Sophisticated social engineering attacks have led to hundreds of data breaches this year. What can be done? And what new resources can help?

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Identity phishing doesn’t just lead to data theft – it can also lead to financial fraud, targeted social engineering attacks and lateral movement across endpoints. The post Identity Phishing: Using Legitimate Cloud Services to Steal User Access appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

“This is social engineering at the highest level and there will be failed attempts at times. “In terms of overall social engineering attacks, the more you have a relationship with someone the more they’re going to trust you,” Donahue said. Don’t be discouraged.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Interesting social engineering attack: luring potential job applicants with fake recruiting pitches, trying to convince them to download malware.

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Doctor Chaos

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Instead, it uses legitimate system tools and functions to carry out malicious actions, making it difficult to detect and prevent.Fileless malware attacks often start with a phishing email or other social engineering technique that tricks the victim into clicking on a malicious link or opening a malicious attachment.

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The Hacker News

MAY 13, 2025

Attackers now leverage large language models (LLMs) to impersonate trusted individuals and automate these social engineering tactics at scale. The cybersecurity landscape has been dramatically reshaped by the advent of generative AI. The Most Powerful Person on the

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 22, 2024

Interesting social-engineering attack vector : McAfee released a report on a new LUA malware loader distributed through what appeared to be a legitimate Microsoft GitHub repository for the “C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS,” known as vcpkg.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2025

Tracked as CVE-2025-21186 , CVE-2025-21366 , and CVE-2025-21395 , these are remote code execution bugs that are exploitable if an attacker convinces a target to download and run a malicious file through social engineering. Unpatched.ai “It may be the first of many in 2025.”

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

LastPass, a leading password management platform, has issued a critical warning to users about a social engineering campaign targeting its customer base through deceptive reviews on its Chrome Web Store... The post Warning: LastPass Alerts Users to Phishing Scam Using Fake Support Reviews on Chrome Web Store appeared first on Cybersecurity (..)

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that USDoD had social-engineered his way into the FBI’s InfraGard program , an FBI initiative designed to build informal information sharing partnerships with vetted professionals in the private sector concerning cyber and physical threats to critical U.S.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This process, he explained, essentially self-selects people who are more likely to be susceptible to their social engineering schemes. [It It is possible — but not certain — that this bot Daniel referenced explains the incoming call to Griffin from Google Assistant that precipitated his bitcoin heist]. .”

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2025

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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Penetration Testing

MAY 25, 2025

Threat actors have ramped up a new social engineering campaign, dubbed “ClickFix,” where fake CAPTCHA prompts embedded in The post Deceptive CAPTCHA: ClickFix Campaign Uses Clipboard Injection to Deliver Malware appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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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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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Beware the Poisoned Apple: Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering Just like Snow White was tricked into accepting a poisoned apple from the Evil Queen, malware and social engineering attacks exploit trust to deliver harmful payloads. Are your defenses ready to withstand a "Jack"?

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 9, 2025

Beware 'imad213,' a fake Instagram booster stealing credentials via social engineering and bot services. Learn how to protect your account.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Deception is a core component of many cyberattacks, including phishing, scams, social engineering and disinformation campaigns. The post Intro to Deceptionology: Why Falling for Scams is Human Nature appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 24, 2022

An online cybersecurity event with 2,500 people already logged in had to be cancelled after suspected cybercriminals launched a social engineering attack in the event’s chat window.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2025

In the case studies demonstrated by SquareX , these attacks leverage AI agents to automate the majority of the attack sequence, requiring minimal social engineering and interference from the attacker.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2025

The malware is delivered via social engineering, attackers attempt to trick victims into tapping cards on infected phones. Calls enable social engineering in a Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD) scenario. Analysis of the SuperCard X campaign in Italy revealed custom malware builds tailored for regional use.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The exposed database creates opportunities for staging convincing phishing and social engineering attacks, among other issues.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2024

Installing it was a multi-year process that seems to have involved social engineering the lone unpaid engineer in charge of the utility. In theory, the code could allow for just about anything, including stealing encryption keys or installing malware. It was an incredibly complex backdoor.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2025

” Threat actors are attempting to use social engineering techniques by exploiting the trust of local entities in the authority. The threat actors need to have the victim’s AnyDesk ID to carry out the attack and the software must be active on the target systems.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 9, 2025

Hidden dependencies, social engineering attacks, and the complexity of foundation models can all contribute tothe insecure use of open-source software in 2025.

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