🏷️ Social engineering Comics

45 comics about social engineering

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The Trojan Horse in Your Inbox

The Trojan Horse in Your Inbox

When Bob clicks 'URGENT_INVOICE.exe', he learns why attachment names matter. Don't let curiosity kil...

10/13/2026
Deepfake Disaster: When Seeing Isn't Believing

Deepfake Disaster: When Seeing Isn't Believing

Your CEO just called asking for urgent wire transfers. Or did they? Learn how deepfakes are fooling ...

10/9/2026
Quick Response, Slow Regret: The QR Code Trap

Quick Response, Slow Regret: The QR Code Trap

One scan, endless trouble! Follow our hero as they learn why that innocent-looking QR code might be ...

10/8/2026
The CEO Who Wasn't: A BEC Comedy of Errors

The CEO Who Wasn't: A BEC Comedy of Errors

When the boss emails urgently for a wire transfer, one employee's suspicion saves the company from a...

10/7/2026
Phishing Gets a ChatGPT Upgrade

Phishing Gets a ChatGPT Upgrade

AI makes phishing emails eerily perfect—no more typos to save you! Learn how scammers weaponize AI a...

10/6/2026
Fake It Till You Break It: The Deepfake Disaster

Fake It Till You Break It: The Deepfake Disaster

When your CEO's video call isn't really your CEO, things get expensive fast. Learn how deepfakes are...

9/30/2026
The Art of the Con: Social Engineering Exposed

The Art of the Con: Social Engineering Exposed

Watch hackers skip fancy code and just ask nicely for your passwords. Learn why humans are the weake...

9/16/2026
The Human Firewall Has a Bug

The Human Firewall Has a Bug

Watch hackers exploit the weakest link in security—trusting humans! Learn to spot manipulation befor...

9/15/2026
Quick Response, Slow Regret: The QR Code Trap

Quick Response, Slow Regret: The QR Code Trap

A seemingly innocent QR code leads to unexpected chaos. Learn why scanning random codes is like acce...

9/12/2026
Push Notification Overload: The MFA Fatigue Attack

Push Notification Overload: The MFA Fatigue Attack

Hackers spam your phone with MFA requests until you accidentally approve one. Learn how to stop the ...

9/10/2026
Love at First Swipe (Into Your Bank Account)

Love at First Swipe (Into Your Bank Account)

When Captain Phish pretends to be Prince Charming online, he learns that real love doesn't ask for g...

9/5/2026
The 'Helpful' Caller Who Wasn't

The 'Helpful' Caller Who Wasn't

When a 'tech support agent' calls about your computer virus, there's only one problem—you never call...

8/30/2026
The Helpful Stranger Who Wasn't

The Helpful Stranger Who Wasn't

A pop-up warns Dave his computer is infected. One call later, he's $500 poorer and actually infected...

8/27/2026
Don't Take the Bait: The USB Trap

Don't Take the Bait: The USB Trap

A mysterious USB drive appears in the parking lot. Free storage or a hacker's trick? Learn why that ...

8/8/2026
The CEO Who Wasn't: A BEC Comedy of Errors

The CEO Who Wasn't: A BEC Comedy of Errors

When the 'CEO' urgently needs gift cards, something's phishing. Learn how business email compromise ...

8/4/2026
The Trust Fall: When Hackers Play Make-Believe

The Trust Fall: When Hackers Play Make-Believe

A hacker disguised as IT support convinces an employee to hand over the keys to the kingdom. Learn w...

7/27/2026
Love at First Swipe: A Catfishing Tale

Love at First Swipe: A Catfishing Tale

When romance blooms online, is it real love or a scammer's hook? Learn to spot the red flags before ...

7/13/2026
The Prinse of Typos

The Prinse of Typos

A Nigerian prince's email seems legit until our hero spots the red flags. Learn to catch phishing sc...

5/27/2026
The QR Code Trap: Don't Scan Everything You See!

The QR Code Trap: Don't Scan Everything You See!

A hungry office worker learns the hard way that not every QR code leads to free pizza. A cautionary ...

4/17/2026
The Helpful Phisher

The Helpful Phisher

A friendly fish learns the hard way that not all links are what they seem. Hover before you click, o...

4/15/2026
The Prince's Typo

The Prince's Typo

A Nigerian prince's email looks suspicious, but it's the SPELLING that gives him away. Learn to spot...

4/11/2026
Mom's New Voice

Mom's New Voice

A grandson learns the hard way that AI voice cloning makes 'emergency' calls from family members dan...

4/10/2026
Your Boss Didn't Send That Email

Your Boss Didn't Send That Email

AI can write flawless phishing emails in seconds. Learn how scammers use it to trick you — and how t...

4/9/2026
Too Good to Be Phished

Too Good to Be Phished

AI can write convincing emails that even fool the sharpest eyes. Learn how hackers use it — and how ...

4/8/2026
Too Good to Be Phished

Too Good to Be Phished

AI can write emails so convincing even your spam filter blushes. Learn how to spot the new wave of h...

4/7/2026
Too Good to Be Phished

Too Good to Be Phished

AI can write phishing emails so perfect they fool even the savvy. Learn how to spot the red flags be...

4/6/2026
When AI Writes Your Worst Nightmare

When AI Writes Your Worst Nightmare

Hackers now use AI to craft flawless phishing emails. No typos, no red flags — just convincing traps...

4/5/2026
Tax Season Silver Fox Attack

Tax Season Silver Fox Attack

A clever cybersecurity tale showing how sophisticated tax-season phishing attacks target Japanese bu...

3/28/2026
Tech Support Trickery

Tech Support Trickery

Learn how to spot and avoid fake tech support scams that use fear tactics to gain remote access to y...

3/13/2026
Too Good To Be True Jobs

Too Good To Be True Jobs

Learn how to spot fake job offer scams and protect yourself from employment fraud schemes targeting ...

3/9/2026
Love, Lies, and Digital Deception

Love, Lies, and Digital Deception

A futuristic look at romance scams in 2026, where AI-powered dating profiles and deep fakes make spo...

3/8/2026
Voice Clone Caper

Voice Clone Caper

Don't fall for AI voice scams pretending to be loved ones in distress. Learn how to verify caller id...

3/4/2026
Voice Clone Chaos

Voice Clone Chaos

Learn how scammers use AI voice cloning to impersonate loved ones in emergency scams and how to prot...

3/4/2026
The Mysterious USB: A Drop Attack Tale

The Mysterious USB: A Drop Attack Tale

Why picking up random USB drives can infect your computer. Learn about dangerous USB drop attacks an...

3/2/2026
AI Phishing: Too Smart to Spot?

AI Phishing: Too Smart to Spot?

Even cybersecurity experts struggle with sophisticated AI-generated phishing emails. Learn how to pr...

2/12/2026
The Human Hack: When Passwords Meet Politeness

The Human Hack: When Passwords Meet Politeness

Discover how social engineers bypass technical security through psychological manipulation. A crucia...

11/14/2025
Phishing Evolution: From Nigerian Princes to Netflix Nightmares

Phishing Evolution: From Nigerian Princes to Netflix Nightmares

Watch how phishing attacks evolved from obvious scams to sophisticated deceptions. Learn why today's...

9/19/2025
The Human Firewall: When Phone Calls Crack Security

The Human Firewall: When Phone Calls Crack Security

A cautionary tale about social engineering showing how hackers bypass technical security through hum...

8/28/2025
Deepfake Disaster: The $25M Video Call Heist

Deepfake Disaster: The $25M Video Call Heist

Based on a real 2024 incident, learn how criminals use AI deepfakes in video calls to orchestrate ma...

7/17/2025
Not All Smiles Are Safe

Not All Smiles Are Safe

An employee lets a stranger into the office without checking credentials. Physical access is just as...

4/7/2025
CEO Said So Or Did He?

CEO Said So Or Did He?

A spoofed email claiming to be from the CEO nearly tricks an employee into wiring company funds. Thi...

4/6/2025
Found USB: Free Malware Inside!

Found USB: Free Malware Inside!

An employee finds a USB drive on the ground and, driven by curiosity, plugs it into their workstatio...

4/5/2025
Guess Who Made It Easy

Guess Who Made It Easy

An enthusiastic employee overshares on their first day, unknowingly giving away sensitive informatio...

4/4/2025
That Mysterious QR Code

That Mysterious QR Code

A coworker falls for a 'free pizza' scam by scanning a malicious QR code, only to find their banking...

4/3/2025
The USB That Lured HR

The USB That Lured HR

A 3-panel cybersecurity comic exploring the dangers of USB drops and physical social engineering. Wh...

4/2/2025