BEC is a form of pretexting – a type of social engineering where individuals are usually tricked into making large money transfers to a fraudster posing as a legitimate entity such as a supplier. On ...
The FBI has warned crypto companies of a wave of sophisticated social engineering attacks by North Korean hackers targeting employees to deploy malware and steal cryptocurrencies. “North Korean social ...
Pretexting is another form of social engineering involving creating a fabricated scenario to steal information. These scams use the same social engineering techniques that con artists have used for ...
Techniques such as phishing, vishing (voice phishing), pretexting, and impersonation are employed to simulate real-world attacks, with the aim of identifying weaknesses that could be exploited by ...