Data Breaches
How does Luna Moth coordinate social engineering and technical attacks?
Leaked documents reveal how the ransomware group divides labour between callers and keyboard operators to bypass victim defences.
social engineering
Everything Breach Observer has reported about social engineering: 4 stories, newest first. Part of our Cyber Attacks coverage.
Data Breaches
Privacy & Policy
How did the Silent Ransom Group extract $207m from law firms without using malware or file encryption?
Security Affairs reports that the Silent Ransom Group extracted $207m from 27 law firms in six months using phone calls and social engineering rather than file encryption.
Cyber Attacks
Pretexting Explained: How Fake Stories Steal Your Data
Attackers fabricate believable scenarios to bypass your suspicion, making technical controls useless if you hand over access voluntarily.
Cyber Attacks
Payroll Diversion Fraud: Debunking 6 Common Security Myths
Payroll diversion relies on social engineering and process gaps, not technical exploits, making traditional network security tools largely ineffective against this threat.
