French researchers have developed an automated social engineering tool that uses a man-in-the middle attack and strikes up online conversations with potential victims. The proof-of-concept HoneyBot ...

Developed by cybersecurity researcher, mr. d0x, a FileFix attack is a new version of the ever popular ClickFix social engineering tool. For those unfamiliar with ClickFix, it tricks users into ...

AI-enabled technology enhances threat actors’ ability to engage in advanced and difficult-to-detect forms of social engineering to deceive employees and circumvent companies’ security controls.

Was your company targeted during last week's Social Engineering Capture the Flag event at the Defcon conference? If it was, would you know? The contest caused quite a stir in several industries-- in ...

Social-Engineer, LLC, and Oracle have combined their resources using industry technology and a unique human-to-human solution to combat the vishing threat. LOS ...

That attack could come in the form of a spoofed email containing hidden malware. Or perhaps a text message from an unidentified “customer support specialist” asking for the company credit card number.

Social engineering is often described as a cybersecurity issue, but that framing increasingly misses the point. The most effective social engineering attacks today do not rely on technical exploits or ...