In the realm of cybersecurity, social engineering typically involves attackers manipulating individuals into revealing confidential information or performing actions that compromise security. However, ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Social engineering is the next cybersecurity battleground. In ...

In recent years, and particularly with the rise in use of social media, cyber criminals have taken to using psychological as well as technical methods of attack. Human beings, after all, are ...

Social Engineering Attacks Surge in 2025, Becoming Top Cybersecurity Threat Your email has been sent A new report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 highlights how attackers are shifting away from ...

Human resources (HR) platform provider Workday has become the latest large organisation to fall victim to a cyber attack originating through a third-party supplier, as the impact of a wave of cyber ...

A major crypto theft has sent shockwaves through the industry, with $330 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen. Experts say this was a social engineering attack and not a technical hack. The stolen ...

PLEASANTON, Calif., April 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell Cyber, a startup pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered cyber insurance for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced ...

According to the regulator, the number of DDoS attacks also increased by 18.63% to 121 cases MOSCOW, December 9. /TASS/. Fraudsters have reduced the use of social engineering methods in the theft of ...