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Capec-423 Detail
Influence Perception of Liking
Detailed Social Engineering Likelihood: Medium Typical Severity: Low
Parents: 417
The adversary influences the target's actions by building a relationship where the target has a liking to the adversary. People are more likely to be influenced by people of whom they are fond, so the adversary attempts to ingratiate themself with the target via actions, appearance, or a combination thereof.
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| External ID | Source | Link | Description |
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| CAPEC-423 | capec | https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/423.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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- The adversary must have the means and knowledge of how to communicate with the target in some manner.The adversary must have knowledge of the types of things that the target likes.
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| Low |
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| The adversary requires strong inter-personal and communication skills. |
| Integrity | Availability | Confidentiality |
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| Other (Attacks that leverage the principle of liking 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 liking 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 liking 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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