#Social Engineering
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UC Riverside Tool Traces Deepfake Videos Back to the AI That Made Them
Researchers have built software that can identify not just whether a video is AI-generated, but which specific model created it, a step that could help hold AI companies accountable for harmful content.
This Week's Security Roundup: Trust, Trickery, and the Weak Seams Attackers Keep Finding
From reused passwords to fake install guides and abused recruiter calls, the past week's incidents share a pattern: attackers exploited the moments people expect a screen to behave normally.
Fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams are ending in ransomware within a day
A gang tracked as STAC4749 is phoning staff on Teams, pretending to be helpdesk, and locking company files with Chaos ransomware in under 17 hours.
The Four Ways Criminals Beat Multi-Factor Authentication (And What You Can Do About It)
Multi-factor authentication was supposed to be the lock that hackers couldn't pick. It turns out there are at least four reliable ways through it, and most organisations are leaving at least one door wide open.
Matched, Manipulated, Blackmailed: How Sextortion Scams Target Young Men
Organised criminal networks are using dating apps and social media to trap young men into sharing intimate images, then demanding money. Two Australian survivors explain what happened and what they wish they had known.
The Man Who Meets You at Your Worst: Inside Melbourne Airport's Only Chaplain
Martyn Scrimshaw has spent nine years walking the terminals of Melbourne Airport, helping the homeless, the scammed, the grieving, and the fleeing. Now a film starring Hugo Weaving is bringing his work to a wider audience.
Fake Microsoft Teams Update Pushes Remote-Control Tools onto Victims' PCs
A phishing run tracked as Operation BlueDash uses a bogus 'secure document' lure and a counterfeit Microsoft Store page to install legitimate remote-access software on target machines.
Illinois man gets 76 months for phishing 750 women's Snapchat accounts
Kyle Svara, 26, tricked victims into handing over login codes by posing as Snap staff, then stole nude photos and traded them online.
What is social engineering? A plain-English guide
Social engineering is the art of manipulating people, not machines, to hand over access, money, or data. Here is how it works and how to stop it.
What is phishing and how do you spot a phishing email?
Phishing is the most common way attackers steal credentials and money. Here is what the attack looks like and how to catch it before you click.
A Stolen Phone Number Nearly Took Over Someone's Entire Digital Life
A real-world SIM swap attack shows how quickly identity checks break down once a criminal gets hold of your phone number.
Clover Health Discloses Data Breach After Social Engineering Attack Hits Staff Accounts
Three employee accounts were broken into through a social engineering attack, exposing personal and health information belonging to Medicare Advantage plan members.
Fake X Login Alerts Are Being Used to Steal Your Password
Criminals are sending convincing 'new device login' emails to X users, hoping to harvest account credentials for follow-on fraud including crypto scams and phishing attacks.
A journalist scored 25% on an AI fake-image quiz. Experts say that is about average.
A new survey found Americans can barely tell real photos from AI-generated fakes. A CBS News reporter tried a 12-question quiz and got three right. Here is what that means for the rest of us.
Microsoft Warns of Two ACR Stealer Campaigns Stealing Credentials Through Fake Fixes
Between late April and mid-June 2026, two separate criminal campaigns used a trick called ClickFix to persuade workers to hand over browser passwords, session tokens, and business documents, with no software flaw required.