Summary
This chapter explored the various ways in which technology is leveraged by attackers to enhance social engineering attacks. It covered tools that can be used by attackers to conduct high-value target attacks, such as OSINT.
Additionally, we did a deep dive into the most common types of attacks in which attackers leverage web-based tools to enhance their social engineering attacks. This included fake logins, fake updates, scareware, fake pages, magic-ware, hacking-ware, and many others.
The chapter also delved into gaming-based attacks, forum-based attacks, and adware, which can be used to target individuals or organizations.
Overall, the chapter highlighted the various techniques and tools that attackers use to exploit human vulnerabilities and gain access to sensitive information or systems. This chapter equipped you with skills in technology-enhanced social engineering attacks. You’ve learned about tools used in high-value target attacks and explored various...
