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offensive-social-engineering

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Social engineering attack techniques beyond email phishing for authorized red team and physical penetration testing engagements. Covers pretexting methodology (persona creation, authority and urgency psychological triggers, rapport building), vishing (voice phishing via caller ID spoofing, IVR system exploitation, VoIP infrastructure setup with Twilio/Asterisk), smishing (SMS-based phishing, carrier gateway abuse, short code impersonation), physical social engineering (tailgating and piggybacking, RFID badge cloning with Proxmark3, lock picking and bypass, dumpster diving for sensitive documents), USB drop attacks (Rubber Ducky keystroke injection, Bash Bunny multi-vector payloads, O.MG cable covert implants, BadUSB firmware attacks), watering hole attack planning and execution, and OSINT-driven targeting (LinkedIn harvesting, organizational chart reconstruction, employee pattern analysis). Integrates with the Social Engineering Toolkit for attack automation, Proxmark3 for RFID/NFC clo

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Frequently asked questions about offensive-social-engineering

What does the offensive-social-engineering skill do?

Social engineering attack techniques beyond email phishing for authorized red team and physical penetration testing engagements. Covers pretexting methodology (persona creation, authority and urgency psychological triggers, rapport building), vishing (voice phishing via caller ID spoofing, IVR system exploitation, VoIP infrastructure setup with Twilio/Asterisk), smishing (SMS-based phishing, carrier gateway abuse, short code impersonation), physical social engineering (tailgating and piggybacking, RFID badge cloning with Proxmark3, lock picking and bypass, dumpster diving for sensitive documents), USB drop attacks (Rubber Ducky keystroke injection, Bash Bunny multi-vector payloads, O.MG cable covert implants, BadUSB firmware attacks), watering hole attack planning and execution, and OSINT-driven targeting (LinkedIn harvesting, organizational chart reconstruction, employee pattern analysis). Integrates with the Social Engineering Toolkit for attack automation, Proxmark3 for RFID/NFC clo It's a reusable SKILL.md instruction set that loads into your AI coding assistant on demand, no prompt engineering, no copy-pasting every session.

How do I install the offensive-social-engineering skill?

Run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install claude-red-offensive-social-engineering` from your terminal. The CLI writes the SKILL.md to the correct location for your AI tool (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/claude-red-offensive-social-engineering/ for Claude Code or ~/.cursor/skills/ for Cursor with --target cursor) and adds it to your project's .skills.json lockfile.

Which AI tools does offensive-social-engineering work with?

offensive-social-engineering runs in Claude Code. It follows the open Agent Skills standard (SKILL.md), so the same skill works in every supported tool without modification.

Is the offensive-social-engineering skill free?

Yes. Every skill on skills-hub.ai is free and open-source. There are no premium tiers, paywalls, or usage limits. You only pay for whatever AI assistant you're already using.

How do I use offensive-social-engineering after installing it?

In Claude Code, type `/claude-red-offensive-social-engineering` (or whatever slash command the skill registers) and the AI follows the skill's instructions immediately. You can also reference it by name in natural language, your AI loads the skill into context when relevant.

Can I share the offensive-social-engineering skill with my team?

Yes. Commit your project's .skills.json lockfile and teammates run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install` (no args) to install every skill at the exact version you pinned. Organization-scoped installs work via skills-hub.ai organizations.