Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Engineering

Over 3.1M fake "stars" on GitHub projects used to boost rankings (bleepingcomputer.com)
GitHub has a problem with inauthentic "stars" used to artificially inflate the popularity of scam and malware distribution repositories, helping them reach more unsuspecting users.

GitHub, Security, Malware, Scams, Social Engineering

4 points by elsewhen 17 days ago | 0 comments

Why it's not rude to ignore "hi, how are you?" text messages from strangers (consumer.ftc.gov)
A text message from an unknown number that simply says: hi, how are you? seems harmless. Your first instinct might be to respond to see if it’s someone you know. Or maybe tell them they made a mistake. But it’s best to ignore these type of text messages. Scammers are using this tactic as a conversation starter, so don’t text back.

Scams, Text Messages, Cybersecurity, Social Engineering

17 points by mooreds 50 days ago | 2 comments

How to get the whole planet to send abuse complaints to your best friends (delroth.net)
It all begins with one scary email late at night just before I had to go to sleep:

Social Engineering, Security, Hacking, Email

543 points by scd31 81 days ago | 119 comments

How SIM swap in alleged Bitcoin pump-and-dump scheme worked (arstechnica.com)
US officials charged a man with compromising the official Twitter/X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of posting false information that caused the price of bitcoin to spike.

Cryptocurrency, Security, Twitter, Social Engineering, Law Enforcement

7 points by paulpauper 92 days ago | 0 comments

I'm a Professional (haxx.se)
I received this email today.

Security, Social Engineering, Email Scams

93 points by sprawl_ 108 days ago | 30 comments

Potential Attacker on the Company Payroll (twitter.com)

Cybersecurity, Security Breaches, Social Engineering

5 points by tuyguntn 120 days ago | 0 comments

'Pig Butchering' Online Scams Are Proliferating. Here's Why They Work So Well (wsj.com)

Scams, Online Security, Social Engineering, Crime

9 points by fortran77 156 days ago | 1 comments

China deploys censors to create socialist AI (ft.com)

China, Artificial Intelligence, Censorship, Politics, Social Engineering

10 points by monkeydust 185 days ago | 1 comments

Cybercriminals pose as "helpful" Stack Overflow users to push malware (bleepingcomputer.com)