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Thread Hijacking: Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity – Krebs on Security

510 · phishing · socialengineering

March 29, 2024 at 2:22:35 PM UTC · permalink

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https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/thread-hijacking-phishes-that-prey-on-your-curiosity/

4 Ways Hackers use Social Engineering to Bypass MFA

510 · mfa · socialengineering

February 12, 2024 at 3:56:36 PM UTC · permalink

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https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/4-ways-hackers-use-social-engineering.html

Pluralistic: How I got scammed (05 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

510 · socialengineering · scams

February 5, 2024 at 2:41:16 PM UTC · permalink

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https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/#swiss-cheese-security

Hacking the Human Mind: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in the 'First Line of Cyber Defense'

FABULOUS reading on human vulnerabilities.

510 · folkmodels · socialengineering · beinghuman

December 7, 2023 at 4:16:58 PM UTC · permalink

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/hacking-human-mind-exploiting.html

Booking.com users angry at firm's response to hacks

When a company lets social engineers run riot on its systems.

510 · socialengineering

December 4, 2023 at 6:08:06 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67591310?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit: The Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) repository from TrustedSec - All new versions of SET will be deployed here.

510 · socialengineering · tools

November 23, 2023 at 3:56:58 AM UTC · permalink

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https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit

FBI warns of surge in 'phantom hacker' scams impacting elderly

510 · socialengineering · scams · seniors

October 2, 2023 at 3:10:51 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-surge-in-phantom-hacker-scams-impacting-elderly/

'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars | Reuters

510 · socialengineering · attackers · swatting · attacksteps

September 22, 2023 at 3:17:57 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.reuters.com/technology/power-influence-notoriety-gen-z-hackers-who-struck-mgm-caesars-2023-09-22/

A phone call to helpdesk was likely all it took to hack MGM | Ars Technica

510 · osint · socialengineering · horrorstories

September 14, 2023 at 2:20:08 PM UTC · permalink

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/a-phone-call-to-helpdesk-was-likely-all-it-took-to-hack-mgm/

Hackers claim it only took a 10-minute phone call to shut down MGM Resorts

510 · socialengineering

September 13, 2023 at 8:15:48 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.engadget.com/hackers-claim-it-only-took-a-10-minute-phone-call-to-shutdown-mgm-resorts-143147493.html

Cybercriminals train AI chatbots for phishing, malware attacks

ai · 510 · socialengineering · phishing

August 2, 2023 at 6:26:40 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercriminals-train-ai-chatbots-for-phishing-malware-attacks/

Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down | WIRED

510 · osint · socialengineering

July 26, 2023 at 3:24:32 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-laptop-scam-hunters/

Security Awareness Training Isn’t Working - How Can We Improve It? - SecurityWeek

510 · training · socialengineering

July 19, 2023 at 1:50:13 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.securityweek.com/security-awareness-training-isnt-working-how-can-we-improve-it/

Scam Job Offers Target Uni Students - Infosecurity Magazine

510 · highered · socialengineering

July 19, 2023 at 1:21:06 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/scam-job-offers-target-uni-students/

Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp | Meta | The Guardian

510 · socialengineering · scams

June 16, 2023 at 6:49:52 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/16/victims-speak-out-over-fraud-on-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp

Private Spies Hired by the FBI and Corporate Firms Infiltrate Discord, Reddit, WhatsApp

510 · socialengineering · insiderthreat

May 28, 2023 at 12:43:47 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.leefang.com/p/private-spies-hired-by-the-fbi-and

Advanced Fee Fraud Surges by Over 600% - Infosecurity Magazine

510 · socialengineering · scams

May 2, 2023 at 2:37:55 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/advanced-fee-fraud-surges-by-over/

If You Don't Ruse, You Lose: A Simple Guide to Blending in While Breaking In - Black Hills Information Security

510 · socialengineering

April 21, 2023 at 1:47:17 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/if-you-dont-ruse-you-lose/

Does Your Help Desk Know Who's Calling?

510 · workplaces · socialengineering

March 9, 2023 at 3:53:33 PM UTC · permalink

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/does-your-help-desk-know-whos-calling.html

Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies | Ars Technica

510 · deepfakes · socialengineering · scams

March 7, 2023 at 2:17:34 PM UTC · permalink

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/rising-scams-use-ai-to-mimic-voices-of-loved-ones-in-financial-distress/