Despite Hollywood’s glamorized portrayals, most hackers rely less on advanced computer skills to collect sensitive information, and more on “social engineering” to allow them access to secure networks ...

Organizations invest heavily in technology, yet today’s most costly breaches are increasingly slipping through traditional defenses. The reason? Attackers target human psychology, now supercharged by ...

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.

As organizations grapple with evolving cyber threats and advanced social engineering tactics, the convergence of data protection, cybersecurity and AI has become critical. The just-concluded Cyber ...

CrowdStrike recently published its 2025 Global Threat Report, which among other conclusions, emphasized that social engineering tactics aimed to steal credentials grew an astounding 442% in the second ...

A major crypto theft has sent shockwaves through the industry, with $330 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen. Experts say this was a social engineering attack and not a technical hack. The stolen ...

A major crypto theft has sent shockwaves through the industry, with $330 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen. Experts say this was a social engineering attack and not a technical hack.

A sophisticated cyber-attack using social engineering tactics and widely used remote access tools has been uncovered by security researchers at Trend Micro. The attack, which involves a stealthy ...