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Real-world examples of social engineering attacks

All these social engineering attacks have been extensively used in recent years, and sometimes they are integrated with other types of cyberattacks, so they are becoming one of the main attack vectors for the propagation of malicious programs.

There are many real-life examples that show the effectiveness of these attacks. The following is a list of the most successful social engineering attacks over the last few years:

• RSA SecurID Breach, 2011, attack technique—spear phishing , refer to point 11 under the References section.
• Associated Press Twitter hijack, 2013, attack technique—spear phishing, account takeover , refer to point 11 under the References section.
• Carbanak APT-style campaign ...