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Capec-422 Detail

Influence Perception of Commitment and Consistency

Detailed Social Engineering Likelihood: High Typical Severity: Low

Parents: 417

Description

An adversary uses social engineering to convince the target to do minor tasks as opposed to larger actions. After complying with a request, individuals are more likely to agree to subsequent requests that are similar in type and required effort.

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External ID Source Link Description
CAPEC-422 capec https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/422.html
REF-348 reference_from_CAPEC http://www.social-engineer.org The Official Social Engineering Portal, Social-Engineer.org, Tick Tock Computers, LLC

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  1. The adversary must have the means and knowledge of how to communicate with the target in some manner.
  1. None: No specialized resources are required to execute this type of attack.
Low
The adversary requires strong inter-personal and communication skills.
Integrity Availability Confidentiality
Other (Attacks that leverage the principle of scarcity can lead to the target performing an action that results in a variety of consequences that negatively affect the confidentiality, availability, and/or integrity of an application or system.) Other (Attacks that leverage the principle of scarcity can lead to the target performing an action that results in a variety of consequences that negatively affect the confidentiality, availability, and/or integrity of an application or system.) Other (Attacks that leverage the principle of scarcity can lead to the target performing an action that results in a variety of consequences that negatively affect the confidentiality, availability, and/or integrity of an application or system.)

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