Social Engineers’ Favorite Pick-Up Lines

February 17th, 2009 Rob Douglas

What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a person into doing something or divulging sensitive information. These days, there are thousands of ways for con artists to pull off their tricks. Here we look at some of the most common lines these people are using to fool their victims.

See the full report at NetworkWorld.com.

Posted in Data Breach, Identity Theft, Security Breach, information security, pretext, social engineering | 1 Comment »

One Response

  1. Blake Laocoon Says:
    February 17th, 2009 at 10:55 am

    It’seven more staggering how vulnerable the great American public are to social engineers with English accents – beware of Limey’s bearing gifts – for real!

    The recession, debt chasing and general data consolidation is a real concern worldwide for everybody now.

    Please feel free to contact us at SIS (systeminterface solutions.co.uk) for free advice and pragmatic suggestions – the US system(Banking/telecoms/utility/ISP call centrers) is probably the weakest in the English speaking world as so many organisations have centralized their operations. A SSN costs about $30.00 on the black market and a supposedly illegal to obtain Financial Profile is stunningly easy to get hold of.

    I am glad to read the Obama administration have already made noises that regulation and policing is a priority – but trust me – you guys have got a lot to be scared of.

    Go well,

    Blake Laocoon
    London, England

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