{"id":20127,"date":"2023-08-20T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcguide.lk\/newsroom\/?p=20127"},"modified":"2023-08-15T10:53:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T05:23:28","slug":"what-is-a-social-engineering-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcguide.lk\/newsroom\/what-is-a-social-engineering-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Social engineering attack \u0dba\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0db8\u0d9a\u0dca\u0daf ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social engineering attack \u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dda \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0d9a\u0ddc\u0da7 cyber \u0d85\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc1\u0dba \u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbd \u0dc4\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dbb\u0daf\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dbd\u0dcf. Social Engineering Attack \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dd9 \u0dc3\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dc0\u0db8 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0d9f \u0d9a\u0dad\u0dcf\u0db6\u0dc4 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0d8b\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dba\u0dc1\u0dd3\u0dbd\u0dd3\u0dc0 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d94\u0db6\u0da7 \u0d85\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dbd \u0daf\u0dd9\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0db6\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dba\u0dd2. \u200c\u0db8\u0dd9\u0db8 \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0db6\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0d91\u0dba \u0dbd\u0db6\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0db4\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dd9 \u0dc3\u0dd0\u0d9a \u0db1\u0ddc\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0da7 \u0db8\u0dda \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dd4 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1\u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dba\u0dd2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0db8\u0dda \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0da7\u0db8 Computer, Phone, Social Media \u0dc4\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d85\u0db4\u0da7 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd9\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0d85\u0db4\u0d9c\u0dda \u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dad \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 username, passwords \u0dbd\u0db6\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0dbb\u0dbd\u0dc0\u0db8 Cyber &#8211; Social Engineering attack \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social Engineering Attack \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db8 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dad Video \u0d91\u0d9a\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db6\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/opRMrEfAIiI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u0db8\u0dda \u0d85\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dc0 Social engineering attacks \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0d9a\u0dd3\u0db4\u0dba\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dd4\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital Device Weakness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Contact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dumpster diving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spyware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Computer Based Social Engineering \u0dba\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a \u0db4\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dda \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dad\u0dcf out of date Drivers , BIOS vulnerability, Software vulnerability \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0d86\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dab\u0dba \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a \u0db4\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0d91\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dba\u0dd2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">           \u0d8b\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc4\u0dbb\u0dab \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 <strong><em>Trojan Horses<\/em><\/strong> : \u0d89\u0dad\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0daf\u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd8\u0daf\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd3 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0ddd \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc1\u0dd3\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dba\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd9 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca \u0d87 \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd3 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0dd2. \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0dad\u0ddd\u0dbb\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dad\u0dca \u0db4\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dc4\u0ddd \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a\u0dba \u0dbb\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0da7\u0dd3\u0db8\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0da7 malicious file \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca download \u0d9a\u0dbb \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0dc3\u0dbd\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dba\u0dd2. \u0d91\u0db8 file \u0d91\u0d9a open \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0db4\u0dc3\u0dd4 \u0d94\u0dc4\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dd9 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a\u0dba\u0dda back door \u0d91\u0d9a\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d85\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc5 \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dcf\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd8\u0dad \u0dc0\u0dda.Trojan Horses \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0dbb\u0dc3\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0dab\u0d9a\u0dba\u0da7 \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d89\u0da9 \u0dbd\u0db6\u0dcf \u0daf\u0dd3\u0dd3\u0db8, \u0daf\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad \u0db8\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db8\u0dd3\u0db8, \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0 \u0daf\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0db8 \u0d86\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">             \u0dad\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca Computer based social engineering attack \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3<strong><em> Dumpster Diving <\/em><\/strong>: \u0db4\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dda, \u0d86\u0dba\u0dad\u0db1\u0dba\u0d9a \u0dc4\u0ddd \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0db8\u0d9a \u0da2\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dbb \u0daf\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3 \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dd9\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0d94\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0d89\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0 \u0daf\u0dd1 \u0db7\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0db6\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2.\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db0 \u0d86\u0dba\u0dad\u0db1, \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0db8\u0dca, \u0db4\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db7\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d89\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc1 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0d9a\u0dbb \u0dad\u0db6\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dd3. \u0d92 \u0d85\u0dad\u0dbb phone book, system manuals , \u0db8\u0dd6\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0d9a login \u0db1\u0dcf\u0db8, \u0db8\u0dd6\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0d9a password, \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dad source code, \u0dbb\u0da2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0dcf, \u0db6\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca\u0db4\u0dad\u0dca, \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d86\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba \u0db8\u0d9c\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dad\u0ddc\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0db6\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0db1\u0dd3.\u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd2 \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc1\u0dda\u0dc2\u0dad\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dba \u0db1\u0db8\u0dca \u0db8\u0dda\u0dc0\u0dcf 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