Tag: Social Engineering
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup Is a Cybercriminal’s Dream Event
As a cybersecurity professional, one thing I’ve learned is that attackers follow attention. If millions of people are talking about something, searching for it online, buying it, traveling to it, or spending money on…
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Young Hackers Crippled London’s Transit System by Calling the Help Desk, Not Breaking the Code
Two men in their late teens and early twenties pleaded guilty this week to a 2024 attack that disrupted the public transport system across greater London. Court filings tie the same group to a…
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Hackers Talked Meta’s AI Support Bot Into Handing Over Instagram Accounts
Hackers seized high-profile Instagram accounts — including the Obama White House’s — not by breaking anything, but by asking nicely. Meta had deployed an AI chatbot to handle account recovery, and attackers discovered it…