Wikijacking
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Wikijacking
Short Description: Tactic of inserting false information into an existing Wikipedia page, or creating a fake page.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-033
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: Proof of Concept
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: Tactic of inserting false information into an existing Wikipedia page, or creating a fake Wikipedia page, to add support to a pretext by directing the target to the page.
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