Phishing, Occurs when an attacker, masquerading as a trusted entity, dupes a victim into opening an email, instant message, or text message., Tailgating, A physical security attack that involves an attacker following someone into a secure or restricted area, for instance, while claiming to have mislaid their pass., Spear phishing, Like phishing but targeting priviledged organisations or individuals., Vishing, A form of targeted social engineering attack that uses the phone., Pretexting, Gaining a victim’s trust, typically by creating a backstory that makes them sound trustworthy., Baiting, Enticing victims into inadvertently compromising their security, for example, by offering free giveaways or distributing infected devices., Smishing, Text messages that purport to be from legitimate entities are often used with other techniques to bypass 2FA (two-factor authentication)., 419/Nigerian prince/advance fee scams, These cons involve scammers asking victims to supply their bank details or a fee to help them transfer money out of their country. They originated in Nigeria, and the number 419 refers to the section of Nigeria’s Criminal Code that bans the practice., Quid pro quo, A hacker requesting the exchange of critical data or login credentials in exchange for a service, Water-holing, Infecting websites that a target group is known to frequent..

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