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Skilled Young Hackers Breach Global Companies with Brazen Social Engineering Tactics

  • Skilled hackers posing as employees to obtain login details and breach company systems. They appear disciplined and organized like state-backed groups.

  • Attacks hit companies across industries worldwide, with over 100 intrusions logged in 2 years. The group is extremely adept at social engineering.

  • Motivation seems to be power and influence rather than just money. Attacks are brazen, involving bogus emergency calls and messages to staff.

  • Hackers appear to be mostly 17-22 year old Westerners. They research targets in detail, studying how organizations and vendors operate.

  • Collaboration with other criminal groups provides tools and infrastructure. Methods adapt to security measures, evolving like a "cat and mouse game".

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