Gaslighting

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Gaslighting

Short Description: A psychological manipulation technique that ignores previous statements or actions.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-125

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Multiple Scales

Level of Maturity: In Common Use

Category: TTP

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Detailed Description: A psychological manipulation technique that seeks to sow doubt in the mind of the target by denying the presence of obvious and observable phenomenon, or by denying readily obervable past events.

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