Social engineering

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• exploit
• Google Threat Intelligence Group
• Mandiant
• phishing
• Research
• Social engineering
• Threats
• voice phishing
• vulnerabilities
• Zero-day
• zero-day exploit
• zero-days

The phone call is the new phishing email

Cyber Scoop March 23, 2026

The phone call is the new phishing email |...

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• Apple
• credential theft
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• hacking
• iCloud
• multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• Northern District of Georgia
• Social engineering
• social media
• stolen credentials

Zero lessons learned: Convicted scammer allegedly ran another athlete-focused phishing scam from federal prison

Cyber Scoop March 16, 2026

Zero lessons learned: Convicted scammer allegedly ran another athlete-focused...

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• Breakout time
• China
• cloud computing
• CrowdStrike
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• edge devices
• hacking
• nation state threats
• network edge devices
• North Korea
• ransomware
• Research
• Social engineering
• stolen credentials
• Threats
• Zero-day
• zero-day exploit
• zero-days

CrowdStrike says attackers are moving through networks in under 30 minutes

Cyber Scoop February 24, 2026

CrowdStrike says attackers are moving through networks in under...

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4 min read

• access management
• AI
• credential theft
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• data breaches
• identity
• incident response
• initial access
• misconfiguration
• Palo Alto Networks
• ransomware
• Research
• Salesloft
• Salesloft Drift
• Social engineering
• stolen credentials
• Technology
• Threats
• Unit 42

Unit 42: Nearly two-thirds of breaches now start with identity abuse

Cyber Scoop February 17, 2026

Unit 42: Nearly two-thirds of breaches now start with...

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• Arrest
• Caesars
• casino
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• extortion
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Las Vegas
• MGM
• phishing
• ransomware
• Scattered Spider
• Social engineering

Las Vegas police arrest minor accused of high-profile 2023 casino attacks

Cyber Scoop September 22, 2025

Las Vegas police arrest minor accused of high-profile 2023...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Geopolitics
• incident response
• North Korea
• North Korean IT workers
• Palo Alto Networks
• ransomware
• Research
• Scattered Spider
• Social engineering
• Threats
• Unit 42

Social engineering attacks surged this past year, Palo Alto Networks report finds

Cyber Scoop August 1, 2025

Social engineering attacks surged this past year, Palo Alto...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• extortion
• Google
• Google Threat Intelligence Group
• Microsoft 365
• OAuth
• okta
• phishing
• Salesforce
• Social engineering
• Technology
• Threats

Salesforce customers duped by series of social-engineering attacks

Cyber Scoop June 4, 2025

Salesforce customers duped by series of social-engineering attacks |...

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4 min read

• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Biden administration
• Bryan Vorndran
• China
• Cynthia Kaiser
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Government
• information sharing
• information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs)
• Microsoft
• ransomware
• regulation
• Social engineering
• Trump administration
• workforce

Top FBI cyber official Cynthia Kaiser exits for Halcyon

Cyber Scoop June 3, 2025

Top FBI cyber official Cynthia Kaiser exits for Halcyon...

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• Censys
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• FCC
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• FTC
• iMessage
• Palo Alto Networks
• scam
• Social engineering
• Threat Intelligence
• Threats
• Unit 42

Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid tolls?

Cyber Scoop March 17, 2025

Who is sending those scammy text messages about unpaid...

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3 min read

• blockchain
• Chainalysis
• cybercrime
• scams
• Social engineering
• Uncategorized

Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective, Chainalysis finds 

Cyber Scoop August 29, 2024

Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective,...

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