When attackers try to access confidential data, to steal money or simply to disrupt a business, they will often look for the weakest link to get inside a target network. In some case, this might be an outdated system exposed to the internet or an easy physical access to the network but quite often, the […]
“Fake President Fraud” or “CEO Fraud” is a social engineering attack where an adversary tries to convince a member of the financial department of a company to send out a payment to the attacker’s bank account. The attack can be divided into three steps. Establish Contact: Typically only employees responsible for bank transfers get contacted by […]
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