Social Engineering - Attack Type

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
29
occurrences
First Seen
November 4, 2025
Last Seen
June 22, 2026

Social Engineering is a attack_type tracked across 28 threat clusters and 29 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 4, 2025; most recent activity June 22, 2026.

Related Threat Clusters

  • Coinbase Faces Criticism Over Unsafe Seed Phrase Recovery Page

    On March 19, 2026, security analysts flagged a Coinbase Commerce subdomain that prompts users to enter their mnemonic seed phrases in plain text for asset recovery. Experts, including SlowMist's founder Yu Xian,…

    6 articles · Updated March 19, 2026
  • Fortinet, Ivanti, Intel Address Critical Vulnerabilities with Patches

    On March 11, 2026, Fortinet, Ivanti, and Intel released patches for high-severity vulnerabilities affecting their products. These vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, and…

    2 articles · Updated March 11, 2026
  • DoorDash Data Breach Exposes User Information Due to Social Engineering Attack

    DoorDash confirmed a data breach that occurred on October 25, 2025, when an employee fell victim to a social engineering scam. The breach exposed personal information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and…

    75 articles · Updated December 2, 2025
  • Cyber Exclusions in Management Liability Leave SMEs Vulnerable

    Cyber exclusions in management liability policies have left small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia and New Zealand exposed to rising cyber-triggered claims against company directors. Pacific Indemnity…

    2 articles · Updated June 22, 2026
  • AI Agents Targeted by Prompt Injection Attacks

    Recent developments in cybersecurity highlight the ongoing threat of prompt injection attacks targeting AI agents, particularly ChatGPT. These attacks exploit vulnerabilities in AI systems to manipulate their responses…

    2 articles · Updated March 11, 2026
  • Social Engineering Leads to Unauthorized Network Access

    Brandon Dixon, a former penetration tester, successfully gained root access to a company's network by impersonating an executive. He called IT support, claimed to be the head of security, and requested a password reset,…

    2 articles · Updated May 14, 2026
  • US, UK, and Australia Sanction Russian Cyber Firm Media Land for Ransomware Links

    On November 19, 2025, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announced coordinated sanctions against the Russian web company Media Land, accusing it of facilitating ransomware operations. The sanctions include…

    88 articles · Updated November 19, 2025
  • DoorDash Confirms Data Breach Exposing Customer Information

    DoorDash has confirmed a data breach that occurred in October 2025, affecting customers, Dashers, and merchants. The company is investigating the incident and has engaged a cybersecurity forensic firm to enhance its…

    69 articles · Updated November 17, 2025
  • Geopolitical and AI Risks Rise as Top Concerns for Directors and Officers

    According to Willis' latest survey, 59% of directors and officers view geopolitical risks as very important, a significant rise from previous years. AI-related risks have also increased, with 56% of respondents ranking…

    3 articles · Updated June 1, 2026
  • New Techniques Discovered for Abusing Windows LNK Files

    Security researcher Wietze Beukema disclosed four new techniques for manipulating Windows LNK shortcut files, allowing attackers to hide malicious targets from users. These methods can facilitate phishing, USB-borne…

    4 articles · Updated February 13, 2026

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Cyber exclusions in management liability left small firms exposed — Insurancebusinessonline.Au · June 22, 2026
  • Survey finds that geopolitical risk climbs insurance board agenda — Insurancetimes · June 1, 2026
  • To gain root access at this company, all an intruder had to do was ask nicely — Theregister · May 14, 2026
  • CompTIA Security+ — www.comptia.org · April 15, 2026
  • DeleteMe Acquires Block Party To Expand Data Protection Capabilities — Pulse2 · March 28, 2026
  • Experts Raise Concerns Over Coinbase Seed Phrase Page — Beincrypto · March 19, 2026
  • Designing AI agents to resist prompt injection — Openai · March 11, 2026
  • Fortinet, Ivanti, Intel Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities — Securityweek · March 11, 2026

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