social engineering

Social engineering is a field that every self-respecting hacker must understand. Hello everyone, dear friends! Social engineering is a field that every self-respecting hacker must understand. Today we will examine the most important concepts of social engineering. What is social engineering...

I'm talking about how to make the victim do what we need. Greetings to all, dear friends! It doesn't matter at all whether you are a hacker or just want to avoid becoming an object of manipulation and influence - in any case, we advise you to read this article. So, let's start with the...

Of course, SE (Social Engineering) is of great importance in our business. The lack of knowledge in this area, and sometimes a fundamentally wrong understanding of what SE is, misleads many that there are no profits and never will be. Of course, if you just spam potential mammoths via PM, you...

Many people imagine a hacker as a person with a bunch of tricky devices, programs, monitors and energy drinks. In fact, the typical Internet fraudster has not hacked anyone for a long time. He collects data about a person from open sources, and then uses it to persuade him to transfer money...

Computer security is difficult (maybe even impossible), but imagine for a moment that we did it. Strong cryptography is used where necessary, security protocols work flawlessly. We have reliable hardware and reliable software. Even the network we work on is completely secure. Wonderful...

Introduction In this article we will talk about social engineering (hereinafter, SI). We will analyze all the most important things, in detail, with examples, detailed analysis of cases. I will tell about personal experience, I will try to make this article as interesting as possible, in a...

Have you heard of such types of information attacks as Baiting, Honey Trap, Scareware, Water Holing, Quid pro Quo? In this article, we will consider them and a number of others, including various types of phishing, and also give high-profile examples of attacks and tell you about effective ways...

The essence of the fundamental difference between persuasion and suggestion is as follows: the goal of persuasion is to consciously comprehend the meaning of what is said, to consciously accept a system of assessments and judgments, in agreement with another point of view. The goal of suggestion...

With the development of digital technologies, social engineering has become one of the most common methods of attacking the human factor. In this article, we will look at what social engineering is, what methods attackers use, and most importantly, what steps you can take to protect yourself...

No developer is immune to the persuasive methods of hackers. Recently, researchers from PolySwarm have documented several cases of sophisticated cyberattacks with social engineering techniques aimed at software developers. Scammers use fake job interviews to install malware known as DevPopper...

I have repeatedly encountered people in my life who read a lot, have a rich vocabulary, and know many interesting facts. But in the process of more or less close communication with them, it became clear that the cognitive abilities of these individuals are at a low level. It will not be...

Correct view This look can completely change your communication with a person, regardless of what gender they are. You will immediately make it clear that you came here for a specific purpose and will not leave until you achieve your goal. The decision here is made only by you and no one else...

In this article I will tell you how social engineering is used in action, as well as other subtleties. This will be visual information that is used by some sellers. The information provided in this article is presented for educational purposes only. It is very important to understand that one...

Here are ten basic rules of social engineering. Read them and you will be able to communicate confidently, correctly and, most importantly, effectively with everyone. So: Rule 1: Don't pressure the victim Some of the people you deal with are not stupid vegetables. They don't just want you to...

#1 – Self-confidence If you are not confident in yourself, you don't even have to come here, it's immediately noticeable, just remember your own or someone else's performances, when people look insecure, you don't even want to listen to them. It's like the foundation of everything. #2 -...

"Only for fun" - this is the motto we often used when attacking any systems. Over a fairly short period of its activity, a large amount of material has accumulated. I was faced with the task of how to organize it. The purpose of this article is not to teach hacking. These are just stories that...

Blame it on pandemic fatigue, remote work, or simply too much information, but employees seem to be letting their guard down when it comes to spotting social engineering tricks. According to Proofpoint, attackers were more successful in their social engineering schemes last year than a year...

The number of cyber attacks on individuals in Russia is growing every year. In 93% of cases, scammers use social engineering methods. Such data for 2022 provided by Positive Technologies analysts. What is social engineering and how is it evolving? Which of its technologies are particularly...

Social engineering is an insidious and manipulative art that can penetrate the most protected areas of our lives. However, how justified is it to call it a cybercrime? On the one hand, social engineers use psychological techniques and deception to gain access to confidential information and...

Hello! We were all kids and we know how cool it was to catch the moment when mom / dad is watching TV. You can ask anything you want and get the cherished " yes " as an answer. How did we manage to do this so easily? Here we are talking about the redistribution of resources of the brain, which...