social engineering

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Earlier this month, North Korean hackers drained roughly $285 million from Drift Protocol after a monthslong social engineering campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

So far, the most common use of AI for hacking has been social engineering.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The ramifications of the lost data could leave Americans susceptible to blackmail, coercion, social engineering or impersonation because the Social Security Administration has so much private and personal data, Borges said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

The hackers reportedly stole the sensitive data using a social engineering technique, referring to a tactic of manipulating victims by pretending to be a company representative or other trusted person.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

With social engineering, you use the bits of specialized knowledge you already have as a key, to manipulate people into believing that you are legitimate.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce