There are a number of social engineering toolkits available on the internet. Some are used to perform social engineering tasks as a form of awareness, while others are sold on the dark net for malicious purposes. We will not focus on social engineering tools on the dark net, as this is out of the scope of this book, but we will look at the tools that are available within Kali Linux and others that you can install.
Social engineering tools
The social engineering toolkit (SET)
The social engineering toolkit (SET) is a suite of tools that allows you to focus on the human element while conducting penetration testing. The main purpose of the social engineering toolkit is to create social engineering attacks that you can use. The...