Pretexting

An Inside Look at a Week in the Life of a Social Engineer

An Inside Look at a Week in the Life of a Social Engineer

| | An Inside Look at a Week in the Life of a Social Engineer, OSINT, pentest, pentesting, Pretexting, SE
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 ...
Social-Engineer, LLC.

5 Social Engineering Attacks to Watch Out For

| | Phishing, Pretexting, quid pro quo, Security Awareness, social engineering, Tailgating
We all know about the type of attacker who leverages their technical expertise to infiltrate protected computer systems and compromise sensitive data. This breed of malicious actor makes news all the time, ...
The State of Security
charity scams

Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 117

| | charity, critical thinking, emotional mindset, Fraud, Newsletter, Phishing, Pretexting, scam, Scams, social engineering, tragedy, vishing
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 ...
Security Through Education
Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 116

Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 116

| | Chris Hadnagy, corporate moto, DerbyCon, emotional mindset, influence, leave them feeling better for having met you, Newsletter, Open Source Intelligence, OSINT, Pretexting, rapport, social engineering, vishing, vishing career, vishing data
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 ...
Security Through Education

Cha-Ching! Zheng’s Datang Coin Ponzi Scheme

| | authority, Bitcoin, Cha-Ching! Zheng’s Datang Coin Ponzi Scheme, Charlie Shrem, Crytocurrency, Datang Coin, Dave Carlson, Don’t Let Your Knowledge Become Your Weakness, DTC Holding, Emotional Trigger, Evgeny Subbotin, , Pretexting, scam artist, social engineering, Social-proof, The Carefully Arranged and Detailed Scam, The More You Know; The Safer You’ll Be – Right?, Zheng
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 ...
Security Through Education