social engineering

WilmerHale paid at least $18 million and Goodwin Procter around $10 million to the Luna Moth extortion group, which broke in using phone calls and fake IT visits rather than …

Russian intelligence services exploited Signal’s linked device feature and fake support texts to access thousands of accounts. Here is the exact technique and what to change in your settings today.

Russian intelligence is stealing Signal backup recovery keys to read encrypted message histories, without breaking the encryption. Here’s what that means for how UK businesses use secure messaging.

Two members of Scattered Spider have pleaded guilty over the 2024 TfL breach. The techniques they used are low-tech and still active. Here is what organisations can do to make …

The digital landscape has become a battlefield where online scams evolve daily. Cybercriminals deploy sophisticated tactics that target businesses worldwide. Your organisation faces threats that traditional security measures cannot stop. …

Businesses should conduct regular network assessments to ensure that their IT processes are performing efficiently. From identifying obsolete hardware and software to improving security and devising disaster plans, a well-designed …

Baiting is a form of social engineering that relies on the greed or curiosity of the victim. It’s similar to phishing attacks in many ways. However, what makes it different …

What is Tailgating? Tailgating is a social engineering attack. In simple words, tailgating is when an unauthorised person gets access to a restricted area by following an authorised person. People …

A social engineering assessment is a very important process to understand an organisation’s security exposure. As human beings tend to make errors and are considered the weakest link in any …

Identity theft attacks target personal data daily across digital networks. Learning to prevent identity theft becomes essential for IT security professionals. Criminal organisations steal personal information through sophisticated social engineering …