social engineering

The Scattered Spider hacking group poses a severe threat to businesses by using sophisticated methods like social engineering and ransomware,…

A majority of organizations (62%) experienced a deepfake attack in the past year, often using social engineering to impersonate leaders…

A new campaign spreads Atomic Stealer malware by creating fake GitHub repositories that appear to offer legitimate Mac software downloads,…

Insight Partners suffered a ransomware attack that compromised sensitive personal and financial information, affecting over 12,000 individuals. The breach began…

Insight Partners disclosed a ransomware attack that began in October 2024, was detected in January 2025, and compromised personal and…

Insight Partners suffered a cybersecurity breach due to a sophisticated social engineering attack, exposing sensitive personal and financial data of…

Cybersecurity attacks are evolving with threat actors combining social engineering and technical methods, such as using disguised installers and legitimate…

AI chatbots, despite ethical safeguards, are vulnerable to psychological manipulation, as demonstrated by a study where persuasion techniques successfully prompted…

A sophisticated phishing campaign targets industrial and supply chain firms using deceptive "Contact Us" forms and prolonged professional emails to…

AI-driven scams are evolving to use multi-turn conversations that bypass traditional safety systems by breaking malicious intent into incremental, seemingly…

Cybercriminals are using advanced tactics like deception and trusted tools to infiltrate networks quickly, with breaches tripling from 6% to…

The US government warns of escalating cyber threats from the Interlock ransomware group, which targets businesses and critical infrastructure with…

The FBI and CISA warn of escalating Interlock ransomware attacks using double extortion, targeting critical infrastructure and businesses, with defensive…

M&S suffered a ransomware attack after cybercriminals used social engineering to impersonate an employee, gaining access via a third-party provider…

Scattered Spider, a group of young hackers, has surged in cyberattacks on critical industries using social engineering to exploit corporate…

ClickFix attacks, exploiting human psychology through deceptive error messages, surged by 517% in 2025, becoming the second most prevalent cyber…

UK officials have confirmed that cyberattacks on M&S and Co-op this spring were not isolated incidents but part of a…

ClickFix is a growing social engineering tactic that tricks users into executing harmful commands by pretending to fix system issues,…