Assistance Ploy

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Assistance Ploy

Short Description: Attacker feigns a need for assistance as a way to gain compliance from the target.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-244

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: Observed in the Wild

Category: Exploit

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Detailed Description: Attacker feigns a need for assistance as a way to gain compliance from the target. (Not a TTP because assistance ploys rely on several TTP variations).

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