Common Social Engineering Techniques.

sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ғᴏʀᴍs. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴʟʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇs.

 ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀɪᴛʏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛ: ᴜsᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴇss sᴜsᴘɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ. ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀɪᴢᴇ ʜɪᴍ/ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴘʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴀʟs, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ sᴍᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ᴊᴏɪɴ, ᴏɴ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs. ʟᴇᴛ’s sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇs ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴄᴏᴅᴇ ᴏʀ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss; ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ sᴜᴄʜ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ɪɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀsᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴘᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴍᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴄᴋ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀsᴋ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ɪғ ᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ.

1 ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs: ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀɢᴜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴇᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀsᴋ ᴜsᴇʀs ғᴏʀ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs’ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴғʀᴏɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ.

2 ᴘʜɪsʜɪɴɢ: ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ ᴜsᴇs ᴛʀɪᴄᴋᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄᴇɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴜsᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʏᴀʜᴏᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴsᴜsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴜsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ. ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ.

3 ᴛᴀɪʟɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜsᴇʀs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇsᴛʀɪᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇᴀs. ᴀs ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛᴇsʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ ɪs ᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛʀɪᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇᴀ.

4 ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ: ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ᴅᴇʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴀ ᴠɪʀᴜs ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ғʟᴀsʜ ᴅɪsᴋ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀs ᴄᴀɴ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴘʟᴜɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴀsʜ ᴅɪsᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴀsʜ ᴅɪsᴋ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀᴜᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʀᴜs, ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴀ ғɪʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs ʀᴇᴠᴀʟᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ 2013.ᴅᴏᴄx ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ғɪʟᴇ.

5 ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ɢʀᴇᴇᴅ: ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ʟᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ʙʏ ғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs, ᴇᴛᴄ.

​ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴘᴇᴇᴋ 

ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴘᴇᴇᴋ ɪs ᴀ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴛᴏᴏʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟɪғɪᴇs ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴀʟʏsɪs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ ʜᴇᴛᴇʀᴏɢᴇɴᴇᴏᴜs ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴘᴇᴇᴋ ɪs ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴏʟ (ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴀɴ 2 ᴍʙ) ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ɪɴsᴛᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ғᴇᴡ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs.

ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴘᴇᴇᴋ ᴘʀᴏᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ sɴɪғғs ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄ ᴘᴀᴄᴋᴇᴛs ᴏɴ ᴀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ. ʙʏ ᴅᴇғᴀᴜʟᴛ, ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴘᴇᴇᴋ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛs ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇᴛᴀʟᴋ, ɪᴘ, ɪᴘ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ʀᴇsᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ (ᴀʀᴘ), ɴᴇᴛᴡᴀʀᴇ, ᴛᴄᴘ, ᴜᴅᴘ, ɴᴇᴛʙᴇᴜɪ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴʙᴛ ᴘᴀᴄᴋᴇᴛs.

sᴜᴘᴇʀsᴄᴀɴ 

sᴜᴘᴇʀsᴄᴀɴ ɪs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴛᴏᴏʟ ғᴏʀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴛᴏ sᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴄᴘ ᴘᴏʀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴏʟᴠᴇ ʜᴏsᴛɴᴀᴍᴇs. ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴜsᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴜsᴇ ᴛᴏ −

ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍ ᴘɪɴɢ sᴄᴀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʀᴛ sᴄᴀɴs ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ɪᴘ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ.

sᴄᴀɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏʀᴛ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ-ɪɴ ʟɪsᴛ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ.

ᴠɪᴇᴡ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴏsᴛs.

ᴍᴏᴅɪғʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴛ ʟɪsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴs ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ɪɴ ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ.

ᴍᴇʀɢᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴛ ʟɪsᴛs ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ɴᴇᴡ ᴏɴᴇs.

 ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴘᴏʀᴛ.

ᴀssɪɢɴ ᴀ ᴄᴜsᴛᴏᴍ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏʀᴛ.

ϙᴜᴀʟʏsɢᴜᴀʀᴅ 

ϙᴜᴀʟʏsɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ɪs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ sᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴏᴏʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴜᴛɪʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sɪᴍᴘʟɪғʏ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀs ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜʟʟ sᴘᴇᴄᴛʀᴜᴍ ᴏғ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ, ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴀɴᴅ