https://cognitiveattacktaxonomy.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Misdirection-Distraction Misdirection-Distraction - Revision history 2026-04-20T13:51:39Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.42.1 https://cognitiveattacktaxonomy.org/index.php?title=Misdirection-Distraction&diff=68&oldid=prev Info: Created page with "== '''Misdirection-Distraction ''' == '''Short Description:''' Technique to direct a target's attention in a way that is advantageous for the social engineer. <br> '''CAT ID:''' CAT-2022-014 <br> '''Layer:''' 8 <br> '''Operational Scale:''' Multiple Scales <br> '''Level of Maturity:''' Well-Established <br> '''Category:''' Exploit <br> '''Subcategory:''' <br> '''Also Known As:''' <br> == '''Description:''' == '''Brief Description:''' <br> '''Closely Re..." 2024-07-29T04:11:22Z <p>Created page with &quot;== &#039;&#039;&#039;Misdirection-Distraction &#039;&#039;&#039; == &#039;&#039;&#039;Short Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; Technique to direct a target&#039;s attention in a way that is advantageous for the social engineer. &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;CAT ID:&#039;&#039;&#039; CAT-2022-014 &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Layer:&#039;&#039;&#039; 8 &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Operational Scale:&#039;&#039;&#039; Multiple Scales &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Level of Maturity:&#039;&#039;&#039; Well-Established &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Category:&#039;&#039;&#039; Exploit &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Subcategory:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Also Known As:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; == &#039;&#039;&#039;Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; == &#039;&#039;&#039;Brief Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Closely Re...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== &#039;&#039;&#039;Misdirection-Distraction &#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Short Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; Technique to direct a target&#039;s attention in a way that is advantageous for the social engineer. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;CAT ID:&#039;&#039;&#039; CAT-2022-014 &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Layer:&#039;&#039;&#039; 8 &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Operational Scale:&#039;&#039;&#039; Multiple Scales &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Level of Maturity:&#039;&#039;&#039; Well-Established &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Category:&#039;&#039;&#039; Exploit &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Subcategory:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Also Known As:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Brief Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Closely Related Concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Mechanism:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Multipliers:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Detailed Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; Misdirection may be employed in multiple ways. A magician technique of directing attention toward or away from something to facilitate or set up a magic trick. Dark Pattern tactic that directs the user&#039;s attention toward one thing with the intention of slipping something else by them without their notice. Misdirection is also used by magicians to guide audience toward one thing and to ignore another thing. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;INTERACTIONS&#039;&#039;&#039; [VETs]: &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;Examples:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Use Case Example(s):&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Example(s) From The Wild:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;Comments:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> == &#039;&#039;&#039;References:&#039;&#039;&#039; ==</div> Info