Deliberate False Statement
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Deliberate False Statement
Short Description: The social engineer makes a deliberately false statement about the topic of interest.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-152
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: In Common Use
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: The social engineer makes a deliberately false statement about the topic of interest attempting to exploit the target's need to correct the false information while revealing sensitive information during the explanation.
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