Social Engineering Examples

Attack techniques

The techniques behind the documented cases in this library. Each one defined, with real examples and the control that would have stopped it.


18 Techniques

Business email compromise (BEC)

37 cases Read →

CEO fraud

11 cases Read →

Invoice fraud

7 cases Read →

Credential harvesting

5 cases Read →

W-2 phishing

5 cases Read →

Spear phishing

4 cases Read →

Voice cloning

5 cases Read →

Synthetic identity

11 cases Read →

Recruitment fraud

6 cases Read →

Supply-chain social engineering

3 cases Read →

Account takeover

4 cases Read →

MFA fatigue

3 cases Read →

Prompt injection

4 cases Read →

USB drop attack

4 cases Read →

Callback phishing (TOAD)

3 cases Read →

Pig butchering

6 cases Read →

AI-generated malware

3 cases Read →

Tech-support scam

3 cases Read →