social engineering
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Special Agent in Charge of Cyber & Counterintelligence at FBI Los Angeles, Jeremy Robertson, details the #FaceStealer social engineering scheme attributed to North Korean hackers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
The agent set up fake accounts and impersonated humans in a hacking technique known as social engineering as part of the attempt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s a clever and nasty bit of social engineering — a bait and switch that preys on people’s curiosity and the simple pleasure of feeling included.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated social engineering tactics to deceive customers, often impersonating trusted institutions to gain access to information and account," the company said.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Anthrax spent a few weeks social engineering various people, including utilities and relatives whose telephone numbers appeared on Bill's phone accounts, to piece together the details of his life.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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