Ransomware campaigns combine malware with social engineering. Tactics include phishing, fake invoices, tech support scams, and malicious downloads. Victims unwittingly trigger encryption or credential theft. Social manipulation increases infection success far more than technical exploits alone. It demonstrates that cybersecurity is as much psychological as technological.
It matters because human training is vital. Technology alone cannot prevent attacks.
It also highlights the importance of user behavior monitoring.
Ransomware spreads effectively using social engineering tactics.
[Trend Micro, trendmicro.com]