Social Engineering
Gen Z’s Rising Susceptibility to Social Engineering Attacks
Gen Z, or individuals born between 1997 and 2012, have certain types of lifestyles, upbringings and character traits that make them ideal for social engineering exploitation ...
JFK and the Houthis: Haste Makes Waste of Security
Rather than simply exposing buried truths of the assassination, the final tranche of JFK files also exposed the personal information, including social security numbers, of a parade of people associated with the ...
ClickFix: Social Engineering That Bypasses EDRs, SWGs and Humans
When security teams first spotted ClickFix in early 2024, few predicted it would last long in the threat landscape. Yet here we are in 2025, watching this simple attack continue its devastating ...
Hackers Use Atlantis AIO Tool to Automate Account Takeover Attacks
Atlantis AIO, a tool available to hackers on the dark web, gives threat actors an automated tool to rapidly test millions of stolen credentials against email, ecommerce, and other online accounts on ...
Addressing Security Challenges in Cloud-Based Social Networks
SDN offers a flexible, intelligent solution to address these challenges, empowering platforms to optimize performance, allocate resources effectively, enhance security and deliver seamless user experiences. ...
Intro to Deceptionology: Why Falling for Scams is Human Nature
Deception is a core component of many cyberattacks, including phishing, scams, social engineering and disinformation campaigns ...
From Spreadsheets to Solutions: How PlexTrac Enhances Security Workflows
In this special episode of the Shared Security Podcast, join Tom Eston and Dan DeCloss, CTO and founder of PlexTrac, as they discuss the challenges of data overload in vulnerability remediation. Discover ...
Microsoft Won’t Fix This Bad Zero Day (Despite Wide Abuse)
Satya says NO: Redmond blames Windows users, rather than solve 30-year-old bug—exploited since 2017 ...
China, Russia, North Korea Hackers Exploit Windows Security Flaw
Amost a dozen state-sponsored threat groups from Russia, China, and North Korea have been exploiting a security flaw in WIndows in attacks on governments and critical infrastructure that date back to 2017 ...
How Attackers Abuse Trusted Cloud Apps—and Why URL Analysis Matters
It’s no secret that cybercriminals love to exploit our trust in well-known brands. From big-name retailers to popular online services, attackers will latch onto anything that seems safe. In this post, we ...
