You are scrolling through Instagram when a video appears showing how to unlock Spotify Premium for free. The clip has a polished voiceover, simple step-by-step instructions, and more than 100,000 ...

The Axios attack has highlighted the sophistication, scalability, and industrialization of social engineering attacks. Late last month, the NPM package of Axios, an extremely popular JavaScript HTTP ...

High-risk individuals have been urged to take steps to reduce their exposure to social engineering attacks against encrypted messaging apps, including Signal, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The UK’s ...

The attacker is said to have stolen 2.05 million litecoin and 1,459 bitcoin on Jan. 10, quickly swapping most of the funds for monero, contributing to a 70% surge in XMR’s price over four days. Some ...

Deepfakes are a growing problem for any organization jacked into the internet. They can be especially dangerous when weaponized by nation-states and cybercriminals. "When people think about deepfakes, ...

Social engineering defense startup Adaptive Security Inc. today revealed that it has raised $81 million in new funding to expand its platform and accelerate product development. Founded in 2024, ...

According to God of Prompt on Twitter, MIT researchers have demonstrated that prompt engineering is fundamentally a social skill rather than a technical one, disrupting conventional approaches to ...

Cybersecurity startup Humanix Security Inc. announced today that it has raised $18 million in new funding to accelerate the development and expansion of its artificial intelligence platform that ...

AI-driven social engineering is set to be one of the most significant cyber threats in 2026, a new ISACA report revealed. The 2026 ISACA Tech Trends and Priorities report, published on October 20, ...

Instead of relying on advanced tools or complex scripts, experienced attackers penetrate systems and steal data using the most effective weapon of all: social engineering. Social engineering lies at ...

Experts say the attack mirrors recent breaches at Google, Pandora, and Cisco, revealing a coordinated campaign exploiting CRM platforms and employee trust across industries. The cyberattack on ...