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Social Engineer Yourself
If you google the definition for social engineering, you’ll probably find something like “the use of deception to manipulate individuals […] ...
The Many Hats of a Social Engineer
As social engineers, we may wear different hats (sometimes literally) when it comes to getting into character for our pretexts. […] ...
DEF CON 29 Adversary Village – Sanne Maasakkers’ ‘Phish Like An APT’
Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEFCON 29 Adversary Village videos on the Conferences’ YouTube channel. Permalink ...
An Inside Look at a Week in the Life of a Social Engineer
Recently, we sent 4 of our employees on an on-site social engineering engagement. We asked them to blog about their experience, tips and tricks, and lessons that they learned with our readers ...
5 Social Engineering Attacks to Watch Out For
We all know about the attacker who leverages their technical expertise to infiltrate protected computer systems and compromise sensitive data. This type of malicious actor ends up in the news all the ...
Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 117
In This Issue: "Charity Scams are Real - How Low Will They Go to Exploit a Tragedy?" Find out how cyber criminals monetize tragedy and exploit human emotions. The post Social-Engineer Newsletter ...
Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 116
In This Issue: "A Beginner's Insight Into Vishing." How can someone become a successful visher? Social-Engineer recently hired two team members who have been accumulating tremendous success. We interviewed them and we ...
Cha-Ching! Zheng’s Datang Coin Ponzi Scheme
Charlie Shrem, age 11, invests early and makes millions in Bitcoin! Dave Carlson makes $8 million per month in Bitcoin! Inspired by these and other true-life stories, some have felt that with ...
