The "pretexting" technique used in a Hewlett-Packard investigation of board members and reporters has been an embarrassment for the company, Chairman Patricia Dunn said Friday. "I am not happy that ...

The state of California wants to know if Hewlett-Packard's board chairman went a little too far investigating new media leaks. Pretexting involves duping a company in order to obtain confidential ...

In the immediate aftermath of the revelations of the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal, outraged legislators on Capitol Hill promised to do something about the evils of pretexting — the shady practice of ...

After news reports early this year revealed how remarkably easy it was to unearth someone else's phone records, politicians vowed quick action on new legislation. "There needs to be a federal law that ...

Among the wide range of hacking techniques known collectively as social engineering, pretexting is a tactic that hinges on telling a compelling (and, spoiler alert, fake!) story. With pretexting, ...

The Hewlett-Packard boardroom scandal put a harsh glare on the shady and now illegal practice of using deception to obtain the personal phone records of others. The practice, known as pretexting, ...

Pretextingis form of social engineering in which an attacker fabricates a story to convince a victim to give up valuable information or access to a service or system. The distinguishing feature of a ...

Webster’s defines the term “pretext” as “that which is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; the misleading appearance or behavior assumed with this intention.” ...

An investigation's method of scrutinizing board members and journalists was "wrong" and has left the company red-faced. Full coverage: HP's boardroom drama Hurd memo: We will take the necessary action ...