Human Buffer Overflow
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Human Buffer Overflow
Short Description: Exploiting cognitive workload to increase likelihood for success.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-194
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: Theoretical
Category: Exploit
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Detailed Description: Exploiting cognitive workload to increase likelihood for success. The timing of an attack may greatly influence its liklihood of success, for example sending a phishing email during a period of high workload, or congruent context may increase success likelihood. Applicable to 'quick change' scams.
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