Scarcity
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Scarcity
Short Description: Tendency to perceive rare resources as more valuable than plentiful resources.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-225
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: Well-Established
Category: Exploit
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Detailed Description: Tendency to perceive scarce resources as more valuable than plentiful resources. Exploitable by social engineer by imposing artificial time constraint (time as a scarce resource), or offering the opportunity to obtain a rare item.
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