Authority
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Authority
Short Description: Adopting the persona of authority.
CAT ID: CAT-2021-011
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: In Common Use
Category: Exploit
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Detailed Description: Attacker adopts the pretext or persona of someone who is in a position of authority, either institutionally (law enforcement or supervisory) or informationally (subject matter expert), as a means of gaining the compliance of the targeted individual. (Not a TTP because authority invocation rely on several TTP variations).
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