Social Engineering Attacks in 2025: Protect Yourself from Phishing & Online Scams🔍

🔍 What Are Social Engineering Attacks?

To friends agar mein ap sabo simple words mein samjhaon to Social Engineering ek esa jahan hacker ya koi bhi attacker system ko directly target ya attack nai krta wo banda bs tmhari soch , feelings , or baat krne ke style se faida uthata ha.

Jaise koi bhi unknown banda call kre or bole:

"sir! Bank se baat krrha hon apki account verification reh gye ha 

jese otp or CNIC.Yeh hota ha asal mein social engineering attack.

⚠️Types of social engineering attacks:

📨 Phishing:

ye ek esa social engineering attack ha jisme apko ek page milta ha jo ke asal mein fake page hota ha hacker ki trf se bhaja gya ab hacker wo apko email krke bhajde ya jese bhi bhajde wo soki marzi ab oske ander hota ha ek link jese hi ham aoni info enter krte hein samjhein ke apka kam tamam.info jese ap enter krke login pe click krein to page crash hojata ha or wo open nai krta acc kion ke wo login page fake hota ha or wo hacker ki trf se banaya gya hota ha islia.👲

🎁 Baiting:

ye ek esa attack hota ha jahan hacker apko ek temting offer deta ha jese ke ye free movie hosakta ha ya phir koi free software or usb bhi hosakti ha ab yahan sab kerhe honge ke usb to han bhai kion ke isse bhi sploits or viruses phelae jasakte hein.jab ap download krte hein na to malware apke system mein ghus jata ha.☝

👮 Pretexting:

Is type ke attack mein hacker kisi known persion ka role play krta ha jese ke apke ghar ka ko banda hosakta ha ya kisi agency ki trf se fake calls ya sms jese wo koi FIA ka banda banke baat krle ya ese koi bhi roof dhal le so isse bhi apki sensitive information leak hosakti ha apki persional id's or accounts ki access  unautharized person jese hacker ke pass chali jati ha.💀

 🚪 Tailgating:

ye basically zyada tr offices mein hota ha .jese ek unknown banda kisi officer ke sath gate pe se hi chipak ke matlab attach hoke ya jur ke ander ghus jata ha same scene hota ha tailgating ka hacker apki sensitive information tk apke sath hi chala jata ha apke khole hwe darwaze se hi or apko pata bhi nai lag pata.💜

🌍 Real Life Example from Pakistan:

Bro yeh hamare mulk mein roz hota hai. Call aati hai:
“Apka account block hogya hai, CNIC aur OTP do to apki access wapis milsakti ha .”
Aur log de bhi dete hain, phir baad mein ro rahe hote hain.👈
Yehi hoti hai asli Social Engineering jo sadgi ka faida uthati hai.

🧠 How these attacks work? 

ab ye jo hackers hote hein na ye apke dimagh ke sath khelte hein matlab koi system nai hack krte kion ab reson batata hon dekhein jo bhi hackers asal mein system hack krte hein wo kabhi bhi kisi chote bande ko pakre ge hi nai.💢

Example: ab lion ne shikar krna ha to wo chonti ka shikar nai kre ga ap samjhrhe honge meri baat.ye sirf chote hackers krte hein ese.

• Trust ka faida uthate hein.
• Urgency create krte hein jese abhi krein wrna kuch miss hojae ga ya error asakata ha ese.
• Curiosity jagate hein matlab koi exciting offer wagera dikha ke ospe click krwate hein.💥
  
  

🛡️ How to Protect Yourself:

• Har call or message ko verify kia krein kisi pr bhi blind hoke trust mat krein.
• kisi bhi link pe tbtk click mat krein jab tk ap oske bare mein sure na hon ke ye safe hi ha.
• call ya text pe kabhi bhi apni persional info matl dein.
• 2FA enable krein har jagah double security better ha isse ke ap hack hojaein.

cyber security sekhein waqt ke sah sath ap bhi update hote jaein.
🎄Tips for student's and learners:

• Practice krein phishing attempts ki 
• kali linux ke through ismein  bht tools hote hein jese ke Zphisher ,Blackphish E.T.C
• Psychology study krein ap hacking ka matlab sirf coding hi nai hota ha.
• apne relitives or ghar walon ko bhi agah krein or secure rkhein.

👺Wrapping up:

Dekhein bhai sab ke hackers bohat zyada smart hogye hein. lekin agar ap log aware ho to unka game khatam bawa g.

apne ap ko time dein,thoda sekhein focus krein or secure rhein.

ye zarori nai ha ke har chez kelia software use kia jae. balke kabhi kabhi dimagh hi apka bohat strong firewall hota ha.

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