Oblique Reference
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Oblique Reference
Short Description: The social engineer references the topic of interest in a non-direct way.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-168
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: In Common Use
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: 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.
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