Hot Reading
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Hot Reading
Short Description: A tactic similar to Cold Reading except that information is directly gleened from target.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-288
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: In Common Use
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: A tactic similar to Cold Reading except that the social engineer uses information directly gleened from the target to facilitate the reading.
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