Author nxlmanagement Posted on 09/30/202209/30/2022Categories Social Engineering

Social Engineering In Action

Is social engineering that effective? Ask an Uber or Rockstar Games employee that question and you’ll likely hear a resounding yes. This effective mode of duping people within a targeted group or business was the method that one hacker used to hit both companies with a breach. Just how effective is it? In 2021, the FBI received 323,972 complaints of social engineering attacks. And there are many more that go unreported. What Happened A teenage hacker known as TeaPot claimed ownership of these attacks. The Uber network was accessed … Continue reading “Social Engineering In Action”

Author nxlmanagement Posted on 04/08/202104/10/2021Categories Social Engineering

Ring a Ding Ding

Your phone rings once.  The number looks familiar, same area code, same exchange as your local area, so you pick it up.  Hello? No one responds on the other end of the line.  You repeat “hello?” and it feels like a bad connection or that they can’t hear you on the other end, so you hang up.  Apparently, you missed the call or hung up by mistake because it only rang once. Just to be safe, you will return the … Continue reading “Ring a Ding Ding”