Longlining … The 2013 Social Engineering Threat

Posted May 10, 2013 by Dale Pearson

I came across another great InfoGraph today from proofpoint on “Longlining” and I thought I would share it. This approach uses more targeted phishing emails along with various techniques in an attempt to avoid detection.

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Why Social Engineering Works … Infograph by Veracode

Posted March 11, 2013 by Dale Pearson

I came across this great infograph from Veracode today on “Why Social Engineering Works”. Wish I had the time and the skill to put these infographs together, but here you go. (Its a relatively large file so please be patient while it loads)

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OSINT Tools … Recommendations List

Posted December 27, 2012 by Dale Pearson

Free OSINT Tools. With the New Year fast approaching I thought now would be a great time to post the first draft of some recommended Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) gathering tools and resources. I will look to maintain this list overtime and have it grow, so if you come across something you think should be [...]

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Derren Brown Apocalypse … Fake or Real … My Opinion

Posted November 1, 2012 by Dale Pearson

I should start this post by saying that I am a huge Derren Brown fan, so I am probably commenting from a biased / rose tinted view but I am certainly trying not to when I share my views on Derren’s latest TV offering Apocalypse. So the reason for this quick post is a few [...]

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The Risks of Posting in Social Networks … By Trend Micro

Posted October 17, 2012 by Dale Pearson

I found this awesome Infograph put together by Trend Micro on the Risks o Posting in Social Networks. I cant remember exactly where I found it now but I saved the image so I am posting it here. If you know where it came from feel free to post in the comments.

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USB STICK GSM BUG … REVIEW

In April 2012 I was fortunate enough to be given a free USB Stick from Online Spy Shop that is a GSM Bug as part of a small give away they were running. I have had this sat on the shelf since it arrived but havent found the tim...

Happy New Year … New Site Design

Happy New Year everyone and all the best for 2013. To kick off the New Year for Subliminal Hacking I am excited to launch the new design I have been working on. Its my hope the new layout and look make the site easier to navi...

OSINT Tools … Recommendations List

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Just a quick note to say a big Thank You to everyone who visits the site, likes on Facebook and tweets on Twitter. I enjoy putting together the content, and its a bonus you find it of value. In 2013 I want to put together more ...

Help a Hacker Movie Get Made … Support The Root Kit on Kickstarter

Updated: Sadly this project didn’t meet the funding level required. I am sad about this, but perhaps the team can try again another time. Just a quick semi selfish post here So I asked people to support a KickStarter proj...