https://cognitiveattacktaxonomy.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Oblique_Reference Oblique Reference - Revision history 2026-06-13T00:50:05Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.42.1 https://cognitiveattacktaxonomy.org/index.php?title=Oblique_Reference&diff=268&oldid=prev Info: Created page with "== '''Oblique Reference ''' == '''Short Description:''' The social engineer references the topic of interest in a non-direct way. <br> '''CAT ID:''' CAT-2022-168 <br> '''Layer:''' 8 <br> '''Operational Scale:''' Tactical <br> '''Level of Maturity:''' In Common Use <br> '''Category:''' TTP <br> '''Subcategory:''' <br> '''Also Known As:''' <br> == '''Description:''' == '''Brief Description:''' <br> '''Closely Related Concepts:''' <br> '''Mechanism:'''..." 2024-07-30T03:59:12Z <p>Created page with &quot;== &#039;&#039;&#039;Oblique Reference &#039;&#039;&#039; == &#039;&#039;&#039;Short Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; The social engineer references the topic of interest in a non-direct way. &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;CAT ID:&#039;&#039;&#039; CAT-2022-168 &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Layer:&#039;&#039;&#039; 8 &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Operational Scale:&#039;&#039;&#039; Tactical &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Level of Maturity:&#039;&#039;&#039; In Common Use &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Category:&#039;&#039;&#039; TTP &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 Related Concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Mechanism:&#039;&#039;&#039;...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== &#039;&#039;&#039;Oblique Reference &#039;&#039;&#039; ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Short Description:&#039;&#039;&#039; The social engineer references the topic of interest in a non-direct way. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;CAT ID:&#039;&#039;&#039; CAT-2022-168 &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; Tactical &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Level of Maturity:&#039;&#039;&#039; In Common Use &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Category:&#039;&#039;&#039; TTP &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; The social engineer references the topic of interest in a way that does not directly relate to the target, so as to not arouse suscipicion but with the intention that the target will discuss the topic of interest and reveal sensitive information without the social engineer directly bringing up the topic. &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