There's a very simple reason why we all get so many fraudulent messages, and that is because social engineering works! (Photo: Shutterstock) There's a very simple reason why we all get so many fraudulent messages, and that is because social engineering works! (Photo: Shutterstock)

We all have intimate familiarity with phishing emails and social engineering attacks because they are now so commonplace. Rarely does a day go by that we don't get a fraudulent phone call or find numerous "phishy" emails.

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