Naïve Mentality

From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy

Naïve Mentality

Short Description: Social engineer presents themselves as naïve on the topic of conversation.

CAT ID: CAT-2022-166

Layer: 8

Operational Scale: Tactical

Level of Maturity: Observed in the Wild

Category: TTP

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Detailed Description: social engineer presents themselves as naïve on the topic of conversation allowing the target to "fill-in" the missing gaps of information that is desired.

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