Why social engineering is one of today’s greatest fraud risks

Technology has transformed how businesses move money. ACH, wires, near real-time payments and digital platforms have made ...
Bleeping Computer

New FileFix attack uses steganography to drop StealC malware

A newly discovered FileFix social engineering attack impersonates Meta account suspension warnings to trick users into unknowingly installing the StealC infostealer malware. FileFix is a new variant ...
Hosted on MSN

Are you susceptible to a ‘social engineering’ attack?

(NEXSTAR) – The Federal Bureau of Investigations on Friday issued an alert concerning Scattered Spider, a cybercriminal organization currently targeting the airline industry. The group, which is also ...
SiliconANGLE

Humanix raises $18M to expand AI platform that blocks social engineering attacks

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 ...

Signal adds security warnings for social engineering, phishing attacks

Signal has introduced new in-app confirmations and warning messages as additional safeguards against phishing and social ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Social engineering: Re-defining the human factor

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 ...
Dark Reading

Axios Attack Shows How Complex Social Engineering Is Industrialized

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 ...
CoinTelegraph

North Korean hackers used AI-enabled social engineering in Zerion attack

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 ...
Forbes

Why Social Engineering Is Becoming A Leadership Problem In 2026

Social engineering is often described as a cybersecurity issue, but that framing increasingly misses the point. The most effective social engineering attacks today do not rely on technical exploits or ...
Security

2025 Threat Trends: How Social Engineering, VPN Exploits, and Living-Off-the-Land Attacks Redefined the Cyber Threat Landscape

The lessons learned this past year are that the bad guys are not outpacing technology; rather, they are outmaneuvering people. As 2025 draws to a close, the cybersecurity community is taking stock of ...
Digital Journal

AI-powered social engineering to more dangerous ransomware: Key cybersecurity threats to businesses in 2026

The cybersecurity threat landscape is shifting, and in 2026 it is expected that cybercriminals will continue to keep companies on their toes. Andrius Buinovskis, a cybersecurity expert at NordLayer ...