A Lesson From A Young Social Engineer

A social engineer is someone who hacks people like hackers hack computers. Any child who has talked his parents into…

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The Onion Gets Hacked

The Onion, the Internet’s favorite parody news site, was recently the victim of a hack that compromised their corporate…

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Who is the Deadliest Social Engineer? Defcon 21 SECTF

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, the Social-Engineer Capture the Flag (SECTF) is getting better and…

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The Secret To Chinese Hackers Success

How have the Chinese been so successful at ravaging U.S. government and corporate secrets? The answer, according to…

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Real Life and the Application of Social Engineering Part VI

The whole reason I decided to tell this story is that while I may not have had malicious intent towards my Country’s…

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“High Profile” Xbox Live Accounts Hacked

"High Profile" Xbox Live Accounts Hacked. Multi-tiered social engineering attacks are growing in popularity and being…

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Holy Fakery! Social Engineering The Vatican

Holy Fakery! Social Engineering The Vatican. An Australian man dressed in a all too short cassock, fake cross and using…

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Dumpster Diving in Georgia

Dumpster Diving in Georgia. As you can see, with company's lackadaisical attitudes toward protecting your data,…

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The Beat of Social Media Engineering

The Beat of Social Media Engineering. The Beat links geo information embedded within Instagram images to Google…

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A Good Lesson on Reading Nonverbals with David Kennedy

David Kennedy from Trusted Sec had the privilege of going on CNN today to discuss China's hacking attacks against the…

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