Introduction
Social engineering is the process of manipulating people into divulging confidential information or performing actions that they wouldn’t normally do. Kali Linux provides a range of tools for social engineering attacks. In this guide, we will discuss some of the most commonly used social engineering tools in Kali Linux.
Tools
- SET
- SET (Social Engineering Toolkit) is a powerful tool for crafting and launching social engineering attacks.
- To use SET, open the terminal and type “setoolkit”.
- SET will guide you through the process of selecting a target and creating a customized social engineering attack.
- Maltego
- Maltego is a tool for open-source intelligence and reconnaissance.
- To use Maltego for social engineering, open the application and select the target.
- Maltego will gather information about the target from various sources, allowing you to craft a personalized social engineering attack.
- Social-Engineer Toolkit
- Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET) is a Python-based framework for conducting social engineering attacks.
- To use SET, open the terminal and type “setoolkit”.
- SET provides a range of tools for phishing, spear phishing, and other social engineering attacks.
Conclusion
In this guide, we’ve discussed some of the most commonly used social engineering tools in Kali Linux. These tools can be used to craft and launch targeted social engineering attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in human behavior. It’s important to use these tools ethically and legally, and only with the permission of the owner of the system being tested.
