Authority

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Authority

Short Description: Adopting the persona of authority.

CAT ID: CAT-2021-011

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: In Common Use

Category: Exploit

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Detailed Description: Attacker adopts the pretext or persona of someone who is in a position of authority, either institutionally (law enforcement or supervisory) or informationally (subject matter expert), as a means of gaining the compliance of the targeted individual. (Not a TTP because authority invocation rely on several TTP variations).

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