Social Engineering

A sophisticated smishing campaign in France is demonstrating a dangerous evolution in social engineering tactics by incorporating victims' real names and physical addresses into fr...

The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem is undergoing a fundamental security shift as protocols abandon Discord en masse, driven by an unsustainable escalation in social enginee...

A coordinated international operation involving Europol, German law enforcement, and Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit has successfully dismantled RedVDS, a sophisticated cybercrime-...

A sophisticated phishing campaign is targeting European citizens through fraudulent communications about national health card renewals, with coordinated attacks detected in Italy a...

Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated new phishing campaign specifically targeting users of major cloud storage platforms, including Google Cloud and iCloud. The atta...

A concerning trend is emerging in the cybersecurity landscape as threat actors pivot from mass consumer scams to highly targeted social engineering campaigns against small and medi...

A significant legal precedent is emerging across multiple jurisdictions, fundamentally shifting liability for social engineering fraud from consumers to financial institutions. Rec...

A dangerous disconnect exists between consumer self-perceived cybersecurity awareness and their actual vulnerability, particularly during high-pressure retail events like holiday s...

A legitimate bug within Instagram's password reset system, which erroneously sent password reset emails to users, has been weaponized by sophisticated threat actors to launch a glo...

A sophisticated, multi-country phishing campaign is targeting European citizens through fraudulent emails impersonating national healthcare authorities. The operation, currently ac...

X (formerly Twitter) is developing 'Smart Cashtags,' a feature that will automatically link cryptocurrency and stock tickers to real-time price charts and trading data. While prese...

A disturbing new social engineering scam, termed 'digital arrest,' is terrorizing victims across India, resulting in massive financial losses. In these sophisticated operations, cy...

A highly sophisticated phishing and vishing campaign is targeting users of digital wallet services like Apple Pay and Google Pay across the UK and other regions. The attack vector ...

Indian law enforcement agencies have made significant arrests in two major cryptocurrency investment fraud cases, exposing sophisticated scams that combined traditional social engi...

A sophisticated cyber fraud operation has successfully defrauded the wife of a former high-ranking Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of approximately 2.58 crore rupees (over $300...

In a significant international law enforcement operation, Spanish authorities have dismantled a major cyber-fraud network linked to the Nigerian organized crime group Black Axe, ar...

Indian authorities have dismantled a sophisticated, nationwide SIM box operation that served as the critical infrastructure for large-scale social engineering and financial fraud. ...

A sophisticated social engineering campaign is targeting the global hospitality industry through a novel attack vector: fake Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors. Threat acto...

A sophisticated phishing ecosystem is emerging that combines technical exploitation of email infrastructure with deep psychological manipulation through brand impersonation. Micros...

A sophisticated, large-scale social engineering campaign is exploiting public trust in government institutions across India. The scam, which falsely promises a direct deposit of �...