HP’s latest threat report reveals rising use of sophisticated social engineering, SVG-based attacks, fake software updates, and AI-enhanced malware as cybercriminals escalate tactics to evade ...

Specific examples of Scattered Spider’s social engineering tactics include “impersonating employees or contractors to deceive ...

Cyberattacks, perhaps more so than any other type of crime, follow trends. As security professionals find ways to protect against old techniques, cybercriminals find opportunities elsewhere to ...

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The European Union faces the same formidable increase in cyber attacks perpetrated by adversaries with improved scope and sophistication as the United States—but comes up against issues compounded by ...

Cybercriminals continue to launch creative social engineering attacks to trick users. Meanwhile, social engineering misconceptions are exacerbating the risks of falling victim. Social engineering is ...

Rockstar Games—the developers of the popular Grand Theft Auto series of video games—was hacked just days after ride-hailing giant Uber’s servers were targeted in a similar breach, purportedly by the ...

Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware Your email has been sent A new report from U.S.-based cybersecurity company ...