PROFESSOR VOSS — AI-ASSISTED SOCIAL ENGINEERING 209
"No one breach gives a scammer everything. Ten free databases give them a person."
Public / Legal
Gray Area
Illegal
Marcus Webb
VP Operations · Meridian Capital
Identity
[UNKNOWN]
Professional
[UNKNOWN]
Personal
[UNKNOWN]
Finances
[UNKNOWN]
Credentials
[UNKNOWN]
Social Engineering Confidence
estimated success rate
COLD CALL
WARM APPROACH
IMPERSONATION
PERSONALIZED
PERFECT
PHASE 2 — The Assembled Script
Every highlighted fragment came from a different database. No hacking required — just aggregation.
Total cost of this attack:
$0 (public sources) + ~$15 (dark web fullz) + $4.95 (Spokeo) =
$19.95
· Time: ~45 minutes · No technical skill required.
PHONE SCRIPT — Mortgage Servicer Impersonation
Caller posing as: First National Bank fraud team
Simulated call
[RING... RING...]
"Hi Marcus LinkedIn · Public · $0 — I'm calling from First National, your mortgage servicer Property Records · Public · $0 . I'm looking at account ending in 4471 Dark Web Fullz · Illegal · ~$15 , registered to 4812 Ridgemont Drive, Austin Data Brokers (Spokeo) · Gray Area · $4.95 .
We've flagged unusual activity — your password may have been compromised in the 2024 credential breach HIBP Breach DB · Illegal · $0 . For verification, can you confirm your SSN? We have it as [reading SSN aloud] Dark Web Fullz · Illegal · included in $15 pack — is that still current?
I see from our records you're employed at Meridian Capital LinkedIn · Public · $0 — VP Operations, correct? And your wife Sarah Instagram (public post) · Public · $0 recently returned from Barcelona Instagram (vacation post) · Public · $0 — hope that was a great trip!
To lift the hold, I'll just need you to verify your full card number and confirm your online banking password Password pattern inferred from breach · Illegal · $0 ..."
"Hi Marcus LinkedIn · Public · $0 — I'm calling from First National, your mortgage servicer Property Records · Public · $0 . I'm looking at account ending in 4471 Dark Web Fullz · Illegal · ~$15 , registered to 4812 Ridgemont Drive, Austin Data Brokers (Spokeo) · Gray Area · $4.95 .
We've flagged unusual activity — your password may have been compromised in the 2024 credential breach HIBP Breach DB · Illegal · $0 . For verification, can you confirm your SSN? We have it as [reading SSN aloud] Dark Web Fullz · Illegal · included in $15 pack — is that still current?
I see from our records you're employed at Meridian Capital LinkedIn · Public · $0 — VP Operations, correct? And your wife Sarah Instagram (public post) · Public · $0 recently returned from Barcelona Instagram (vacation post) · Public · $0 — hope that was a great trip!
To lift the hold, I'll just need you to verify your full card number and confirm your online banking password Password pattern inferred from breach · Illegal · $0 ..."
Sources Used In This Attack
PHASE 3 — Reduce Your Surface
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LAB 209 COMPLETE
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