"10 Social Engineering Attacks Your End Users Need to Know About"

The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report has revealed that 43 percent of breaches within the last year were a result of social engineering attacks. Attackers are using more nontraditional methods of performing social engineering attacks to steal sensitive information, money, and more from unsuspecting victims.  A list of 10 social engineering attacks has been provided to highlight techniques used by attackers that often go unnoticed. This list includes techniques such as voice phishing, search engine optimization to lure victims into downloading fake drivers containing malware, making phishing sites appear to use HTTPS, and much more. This article further discusses 10 unsuspected ways in which attackers can perform social engineering attacks. 

Dark Reading reports "10 Social Engineering Attacks Your End Users Need to Know About"