Social engineering, the act of getting information from a person based on their human instinct to react, help or be entrapped into some form of false promise, isn’t as modern as the name suggests. Although the term ‘social engineering’ is in fact relatively new, the process of obtaining sensitive information from a victim has been around for a very long time.
The digital age, of course, has increased the attacks and how they’re delivered. No longer is a victim beguiled by post, now they’re bombarded by false websites, emails and a string of other cleverly disguised mediums.
Let’s break down the three main, modern methods of how a scammer will attempt to obtain your personal and sensitive information: Phishing, Vishing and Smishing.
Social engineering fraud comes in many guises, with…
