{"id":2190,"date":"2022-06-13T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:24:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T09:54:14","slug":"social-engineering-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Engineering Attacks: Techniques and Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social engineering is the art of tricking and manipulating people into gaining fraudulent access to their sensitive information. Threat actors manipulate users into disclosing confidential information in order to gain unauthorised access to their system. It is very important for users as well as organisations to know about different techniques of social engineering attacks and how to prevent them.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 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href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Techniques_of_Social_Engineering_Attack\" >Techniques of Social Engineering Attack<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Phishing\" >Phishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Vishing\" >Vishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Baiting\" >Baiting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Invoice_Fraud\" >Invoice Fraud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Deep_Fakes\" >Deep Fakes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Examples_of_Social_Engineering_Attacks\" >Examples of Social Engineering Attacks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Tailgating\" >Tailgating<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Quid_Pro_Quo\" >Quid Pro Quo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Pretexting\" >Pretexting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Scareware_Attack\" >Scareware Attack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Spear-Phishing\" >Spear-Phishing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Statistics_on_Social_Engineering_Attack\" >Statistics on Social Engineering Attack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Top_Social_Engineering_Attacks\" >Top Social Engineering Attacks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Google_and_Facebook_Lost_100_Mn_in_a_Spear-Phishing_Scam\" >Google and Facebook Lost $100 Mn in a Spear-Phishing Scam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Russian_Hacker_Targeting_Ukraine_with_Spear_Phishing\" >Russian Hacker Targeting Ukraine with Spear Phishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Energy_Company_of_UK_Under_Deepfake_Attack\" >Energy Company of UK Under Deepfake Attack<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#How_to_Prevent_Social_Engineering_Attacks\" >How to Prevent Social Engineering Attacks?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Increase_Cybersecurity_Awareness\" >Increase Cybersecurity Awareness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Use_Email_Domain_Security_Solutions\" >Use Email Domain Security Solutions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Use_a_Phishing_Incident_Response_Tool\" >Use a Phishing Incident Response Tool<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/social-engineering-attack\/#Cybersecurity_Awareness_can_Build_the_Strongest_Defence\" >Cybersecurity Awareness can Build the Strongest Defence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cyber attackers very often opt to use social engineering tactics to target individuals as it is easier and more successful than technological exploits. The primary notion of social engineering tactics is to exploit human vulnerabilities and target their negligence to make them take the required action. These actions include clicking on links to phishing websites, downloading malicious attachments, and sharing confidential data.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Social_Engineering_Attack\"><\/span><b>What is a Social Engineering Attack?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Social engineering attacks are cyber attacks that involve targeting humans rather than machines. Threat actors create a sense of urgency or desire to lure users into taking action that could compromise their system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The process of social engineering attacks basically involves four stages. They are research, hook, play, and exit. The research stage involves analyzing the target user to create elements that could lure them. Then, they send an email that contains a hook. 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color: #000000;\">Phishing is the most widely used social engineering technique in which threat actors deceive targeted users to obtain their private data. The fraudsters impersonate a legitimate entity or sender to send emails with the aim of tricking recipients into divulging sensitive information or wiring money into fake accounts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vishing\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Vishing<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Vishing or voice phishing is a telephonic social engineering attack aimed to gain access to confidential information such as credit card details or user credentials. Just like phishing, vishing is a technique in which the scammer calls the targeted user by claiming to be an agent from a legitimate firm to deceive victims into revealing their personal information, such as bank or financial details.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Baiting\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Baiting<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This technique uses false promises to make the victim curious. Threat actors target users to lure them into a trap where they steal their sensitive information or gain unauthorised access to their system with malware. <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/baiting-attacks\/\"><strong>Baiting<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is kind of a real-world \u201cTrojan Horse\u201d and is quite similar to phishing attacks in many ways.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Invoice_Fraud\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Invoice Fraud<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Invoice fraud is used to trick recipients into believing that there is an outstanding invoice that requires immediate payment. It is a kind of business email compromise (BEC) attack, which is mostly deployed on employees in an organisation to trick them into fraudulent transactions. Hackers typically impersonate legitimate vendors to scam employees into wiring huge amounts of money into their accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deep_Fakes\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Deep Fakes<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Threat actors are nowadays employing Deepfake to create havoc in cybersecurity. It has become a common part of social media trends. Cybercriminals are creating fake videos and graphics to destroy credible sources or impersonate higher authority. Threat actors can create graphics and videos to lure users into taking action.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2021\/02\/210208161927.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Science Daily<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cybersecurity experts have started to take this seriously and now consider this the most serious<\/span><b> threat emanating from artificial intelligence.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The following video illustrates how deepfakes work:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It\u2019s Getting Harder to Spot a Deep Fake Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gLoI9hAX9dw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples_of_Social_Engineering_Attacks\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Examples of Social Engineering Attacks<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tailgating\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tailgating<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Tailgating or piggybacking is a bit different from other social engineering threats because it is a physical attack vector. In tailgating, the social engineer asks for access to the restricted area of an organisation by means of fraud. The hacker can pretend to have forgotten the identity card or might end up asking to borrow an employee\u2019s machine.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quid_Pro_Quo\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Quid Pro Quo<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In this social engineering technique, threat actors request or ask for login credentials or critical data in exchange for a service. These fraudsters pose as technology experts or technical customer support executives to offer IT assistance and ask for targeted users\u2019 login credentials or confidential information. Quid pro quo is often considered a subcategory of baiting techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pretexting\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Pretexting<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In the pretexting social engineering attack, attackers use the same technique of posing as a legitimate and trusted identity. The imposter could pretend to be a bank official, or member of the IT department of an organisation or any other individual who holds senior authority over the target. Impersonating someone from a renowned source makes it easy for the hacker to gain sensitive and crucial information from the targeted user. Pretexting is also used for uncovering security vulnerabilities or getting unauthorised access into an organisation\u2019s IT infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scareware_Attack\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Scareware Attack<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">With the growing fear culture in cyber security, scareware is regarded as one of the most successful threats in social engineering. Scareware addresses the victim\u2019s anxiety and triggers fear in them to install malicious software on the system. This social engineering threat is often seen in the pop-ups that inform targets about their machines being infected with viruses. This scareware can appear to be convincing, as though it has come from a legitimate antivirus software company. Threat actors induce a good sense of urgency to manipulate the targeted individuals to quickly download their software (which would be ironically malicious in nature) to get rid of the virus that has infected the user\u2019s system.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spear-Phishing\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Spear-Phishing<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Spear phishing is a specific social engineering attack that is designed to specifically attack an individual user or an organisation. This cyber threat appears to be more realistic and authentic in nature to dupe the targeted individual. Attackers frequently use an individual&#8217;s personal information to pique their interest and gain their trust before stealing information or installing malware on their system. In this attack, hackers scrape individuals&#8217; data from social media sites, email newsletters, online leaks, or official articles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-7541\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Social Engineering\" class=\"wp-image-7541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Portswigger.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Source: Portswigger)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statistics_on_Social_Engineering_Attack\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Statistics on Social Engineering Attack<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>98% of cyber attacks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are carried out using social engineering <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/webtribunal.net\/blog\/social-engineering-statistics\/#gref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">tactics<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>70% of data breaches <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">occur due to social engineering <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsign.com\/en\/blog\/cyber-autopsy-series-phishing-attack-magellan-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>tactics<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to an article by <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/simonchandler\/2020\/11\/25\/google-registers-record-two-million-phishing-websites-in-2020\/?sh=7768e3a41662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Forbes<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there were over <\/span><b>2 million phishing websites registered in early 2020.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">According to <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/expertinsights.com\/insights\/50-phishing-stats-you-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Expert Insights<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>threat actors use emails for 96% of the phishing attacks.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As per <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/average-organization-targeted-by-over-700-social-engineering-attacks-each-year-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ZDNet<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, each <\/span><b>organisation faces an average of 700 social engineering attacks each year.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Social_Engineering_Attacks\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Top Social Engineering Attacks<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Social engineering techniques are very popular among cyber criminals due to their ability to effectively exploit human errors that originate from curiosity, desire, and urgency. CISOs are now concerned about charting a defence against social engineering attacks on their organisations. Following are some of the major social engineering attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_and_Facebook_Lost_100_Mn_in_a_Spear-Phishing_Scam\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Google and Facebook Lost $100 Mn in a Spear-Phishing Scam<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Evaldas Rimasaukas carried out one of the biggest social engineering attacks of all time by targeting two giant companies- Google and Facebook. Rimasaukas, with his team, set up a fraudulent manufacturer, claiming to work with Facebook and Google. They also set up a fake bank account.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The threat actors sent a set of phishing emails to the employees of Facebook and Google, sending them invoices for services and goods that they have provided. The only misleading thing was they generated the invoice to make transactions into fraudulent bank accounts. They made around $100 million in over two years of their fraud.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Russian_Hacker_Targeting_Ukraine_with_Spear_Phishing\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Russian Hacker Targeting Ukraine with Spear Phishing<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Amidst Russia-Ukraine war, Microsoft gave warning for a possible spear-phishing campaign by a Russian hacking group. This group was believed to carry out attacks on government agencies and NGOs in Ukraine. The group, <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2022\/02\/microsoft-uncovers-new-details-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gamaredon<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">, ran a malware-laden spear phishing campaign.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Energy_Company_of_UK_Under_Deepfake_Attack\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Energy Company of UK Under Deepfake Attack<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/fraudsters-use-ai-to-mimic-ceos-voice-in-unusual-cybercrime-case-11567157402\"><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b>Wall Street Journal<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported that in March 2019, <\/span><b>someone impersonated the CEO of an energy provider company. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The so-called CEO was so convincing that an employee ended up transferring $243,000 to the scammer\u2019s bank account in the name of a Hungarian supplier.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Prevent_Social_Engineering_Attacks\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>How to Prevent Social Engineering Attacks?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">We have already discussed different <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/types-of-social-engineering-attacks\/\"><strong>types of social engineering<\/strong><\/a><\/span> attacks and what impact it has left across the globe. In the following section, we will go through some simple and yet effective solutions that could prevent the majority of these cyber attacks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Increase_Cybersecurity_Awareness\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Increase Cybersecurity Awareness<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every organisation must conduct cybersecurity awareness training for their employees as a first step towards shielding itself against cyber risks. This can include anything ranging from putting the employees\u2019 resilience to test by running simulation campaigns to testing their cyber awareness level through interactive assessments.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">One of the best ways to improve the level of cyber security awareness in an organisation is by using security awareness tools. Along with this, CISOs in organisations should also focus on enforcing the cyber security best practices in the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Email_Domain_Security_Solutions\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Use Email Domain Security Solutions<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Email domain security tools can help organisations in preventing threat actors from misusing their email domains. They can defend against various cyber threats including BEC attacks.<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/tdmarc\"><b>TDMARC<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> is one such email domain security tool that has revolutionised email domain security by providing a full package of easy-to-use features.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_a_Phishing_Incident_Response_Tool\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Use a Phishing Incident Response Tool<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Phishing incident response tools like <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b>TPIR<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> can help in the quick detection of malicious emails and their elimination from the inboxes of the employees. It empowers employees to identify and report suspicious emails immediately.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/0idwgenf7ije\/74bpTqsKOXmqYe2MU43ofU\/271ab763b14d9155bef90380cf42dfb6\/security.gif\" alt=\"Social Engineering\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cybersecurity_Awareness_can_Build_the_Strongest_Defence\"><\/span><b>Cybersecurity Awareness can Build the Strongest Defence<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Social engineering attacks primarily occur due to employee negligence or lack of awareness. So, cybersecurity awareness is the prime solution to improve employee awareness and knowledge about various attack vectors. Every organisation must acquire awareness solutions to empower their employees and make them the strongest defence against cyber attacks. Organisations should incorporate practices and standards to make sure that every employee is cautious about managing their systems and keeping them secure. The organizations need to employ security solutions like <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-security-awareness-training\"><strong>TSAT<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>to provide comprehensive cybersecurity awareness and carry out cyber attack simulation. The simulations allow the organization to assess the employees vigilance score and then carry out training to make their employees cyber aware. Click <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-security-awareness-training\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to know more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social engineering is the art of tricking and manipulating people into gaining fraudulent access to their sensitive information. Threat actors manipulate users into disclosing confidential information in order to gain unauthorised access to their system. 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