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 ...
Social engineering is unique in that the victim is not consciously aware that their actions are wrong when being targetted Social engineering attack lifecycle The telephone is a popular channel for ...
It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of the Drift Protocol. Crypto wallet Zerion revealed that North Korean-affiliated hackers used AI in a ...
The North Korea-linked Kimsuky cyberthreat group has started using ChatGPT and other AI services to create images for fake identities — both to make social engineering attacks more convincing and as a ...
A hacker stole $282 million worth of litecoin and bitcoin following a hardware wallet social-engineering attack, according to blockchain researcher ZachXBT. The victim lost 2.05 million LTC and 1,459 ...
On January 12, 2026, investing and savings platform Betterment revealed that a sophisticated social engineering attack was responsible for a recent security incident. This breach allowed an ...
Deepfake-driven attacks have surged more than 1,000% globally, turning social engineering into a precision AI weapon. In a post-trust era where any voice, video, or email can be synthetic, ...
Social events are enjoyable. It is always nice to meet new and current professionals. Talking in person can help your business. But one kind of social contact — social engineering — can be deadly for ...