Influence Campaigns & Social Engineering Attacks

Influence Campaign

A type of cyberwarfare used to sway the public opinion and spread fake news

Step 1 of the Influencing Process

Create fake users

Step 2 of the Influencing Process

Create content

Step 3 of the Influencing Process

Post on social media

Step 4 of the Influencing Process

Amplify message

Step 5 of the Influencing Process

Wait for real users to interact with and share the content

Step 6 of the Influencing Process

Mass media picks up the story

Tailgating

NoTechHacking, blending in and pretending to belong in a space to gain unauthorized access to a building

Invoice Scams

A spear phishing attack where the attacker sends a fake invoice to the person in charge of payments to gain money

Credential/Password Harvesting

Password theft through clicking on malicious documents that download credential-harvesting malware in the background

Macro-Script Malware

Malicious code embedded in documents to automate harmful actions, such as ransomware or spyware