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Help Desk Social Engineering: Scattered Spider's Front Door

Scattered Spider doesn't hack your MFA — it calls your help desk and talks an agent into resetting it. Here's how help desk social engineering works and how to lock the door.

David Kowalski·6/16/2026·4 min read