Cat Fishing
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Cat Fishing
Short Description: Online fraud in which the attacker adopts a false persona, or fraudulently adopts an identity.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-253
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: Well-Established
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: Online fraud in which the attacker adopts a false persona, or fraudulently adopts the identity of a real person.
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