If someone calls from an unknown phone number at your workplace and asks for some important information, then you need to be careful. This can be a kind of scam, this kind of scam is also called social engineering scam or human hacking. You must know that these days many types of scams are going on, where people do not have the correct information about the scam. In such a situation, they easily become victims of scams.
This is how scammers do their work
Social engineering scam mostly happens in one's workplace.
Under this scam, an unknown person wants to quickly obtain sensitive information about a scheme by introducing himself as a big officer or boss. Negligence during this can prove to be very costly.
In social engineering scams, scammers give very little time to the person in front to think, so that the information which is difficult to get or is not available at all, can be easily obtained. Scammers put a different kind of pressure on the person in front and obtain sensitive information.
Purpose of Social Engineering Scam
The best way to obtain any important or sensitive information is through social engineering scams. In this scam, scammers introduce themselves as senior officers or your colleague. With this, scammers gain the trust of the person with their words and obtain secret information from them.
Sometimes the trust becomes so high that scammers easily steal sensitive information with the help of malware in the device of the person in front. By the time such scams are understood, it is too late. In most cases, the scammers aim to steal credit card details, banking details, and login information, tamper with secure systems, and attack the cyber security of an organization.
Phishing attack in social engineering scam
Cybercriminals resort to phishing under social engineering scams. After this, they try to obtain important information from the person who is trapped in their trap through fake emails, calls, and SMS. To obtain information, scammers can ask to download any malware or software in the device, so that they can do important information or do something wrong.
In social engineering scams, cybercriminals first win the trust of the person and then prepare how to scam. Finally, they obtain important information with the help of malware or software in a device.
How to protect yourself from social engineering scams
To avoid social engineering scams, do not click on any email, link, or SMS received from an unknown phone number. Such files may contain malware, which can easily steal important information or hack the device.
Do not share your personal information such as any important username, password, and PIN with anyone via email, text, or WhatsApp.
While working online, be cautious of any unknown sender. He may have come to you to steal some specific information. In such a situation, be cautious with unknown users with attractive domain names.
Before visiting any unknown website, check its URL. Keep in mind that the website is not fake and for this, check HTTPS properly. Also, check some other details.
If you receive any email, call, or SMS in the name of your company, first verify it once and then click on it.
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