In this updated edition of his 2010 book, professional social engineer Christopher Hadnagy shares insights into how social engineering – the ability to 'hack' people – really works.

Have you ever received a suspicious message requesting an unexpected payment or your personal details?

Whether through a phone call, email, SMS message, or social media, most people today have experienced some form of social engineering. But how are we targeted?

Christopher Hadnagy is a professional social engineer who works with nation-states, large organizations, and criminal investigators. He is hired to test their security or help entrap criminals using social engineering.

In this 2018 edition of his book Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking, Hadnagy shares numerous ways in which social engineers influence people's actions without them realizing it.

As well as offering insights for other professional social engineers, Hadnagy's book arms readers with the knowledge of how social engineering works so they can protect themselves from scams.