Need to Correct
CAT Name: Need to Correct (Errors, Criticism, etc.)
Short Description: Impusive need for people to correct false information
CAT ID: CAT-2024-007
Layer: 8
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Category: Vulnerability
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Detailed Description: The impulse people feel to correct errors. This may be exploited by an attacker to elicit sensitive information from an unsuspecting target.
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== ‘’References‘’’ ==: Halevi, T., Memon, N., & Nov, O. (2015). Spear-phishing in the wild: A real-world study of personality, phishing self-efficacy and vulnerability to spear-phishing attacks. Phishing Self-Efficacy and Vulnerability to Spear-Phishing Attacks (January 2, 2015).;