Awareness detail
Social Engineering
Attackers manipulate trust, fear, or curiosity to make people click, pay, share, or reveal private details.
Campus example
Someone pretends to be a class representative and asks for student ID photos through a chat group.
Warning signs
- Pressure to act fast
- Authority claims
- Secret requests
- Unusual payment or identity demands
Safe action checklist
- Verify through a second channel
- Pause before responding
- Refuse secret credential requests
- Escalate suspicious messages