SYDNEY — Properly trained staff, not technology, is the best protection against social engineering attacks on sensitive information, according to security consultant and celebrity hacker Kevin Mitnick ...

Workday has confirmed that it fell victim to a wide-ranging social engineering campaign that allowed hackers to access information at one of its third-party vendors. The hackers work by impersonating ...

Keen to the importance of not simply clicking on any email I receive in my inbox, I recently received a message with a subject line I could not resist: “Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training.” For ...

A major crypto theft has sent shockwaves through the industry, with $330 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen. Experts say this was a social engineering attack and not a technical hack.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has become a cornerstone of access security, offering an extra layer of defense against cyber threats. However, despite its effectiveness, MFA is not impervious to ...

A hacker stole $282 million worth of litecoin and bitcoin following a hardware wallet social-engineering attack, according to blockchain researcher ZachXBT. The victim lost 2.05 million LTC and 1,459 ...

A teenage cybercriminal posts a smug screenshot to mock a sextortion scammer… and accidentally hands over the keys to his real-world identity. Meanwhile, we look into the crystal ball for 2026 and ...

It’s no surprise firewalls and encryption are instrumental to help defend against cyberattacks, but those tools can’t defend against one of the largest cybersecurity threats: people. Social ...

The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services were operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence the hacker got ...