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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