Inference Attack

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Inference Attack

Short Description: Additively inferring sensitive information from assembling publicly available components.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-144

Layer: 7,8,9,10

Operational Scale: Multiple Scales

Level of Maturity: In Common Use

Category: Exploit

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Detailed Description: Additively inferring sensitive information from assembling publicly available components. Exploits lack of awareness of how disparate pieces of information can be combined. (Exploits Data Vulnerability)

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