Secureworks report highlights that cybercriminals are adopting novel and highly targeted social engineering tactics to manipulate victims into granting system access. These innovative ploys go beyond traditional phishing, involving sophisticated psychological manipulation to exploit human trust and bypass technical defenses. By tricking users into divulging credentials or enabling access, threat actors circumvent security controls without relying on technical exploits. Secureworks underscores the increasing importance of user awareness, training, and multi-layered defenses to counteract these evolving, socially engineered cyber threats effectively.

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