Social engineering is essentially the art of gaining access to buildings, systems or data by exploiting human psychology, rather than by breaking in or using technical hacking techniques.

Social engineering attacks made up 36% of intrusions from May 2024 to May 2025, surpassing malware and exploits as the top ...

Cybercriminals are investing in deepfake technology to make social engineering and authentication bypass campaigns more effective. Here are strategies for defending against the most notable ...

Doppel, the leader in multi-channel social engineering defense, today announced Doppel Simulation, a new product and expansion to the Doppel Vision Platform that enables organizations to redefine ...

A teenage hacker purportedly managed to gain access to both Uber and Rockstar Games’ internal databases by deceiving a company employee using a social engineering attack.