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Capec-424 Detail
Influence Perception of Consensus or Social Proof
Detailed Social Engineering Likelihood: Low Typical Severity: Low
Parents: 417
The adversary influences the target's actions by leveraging the inherent human nature to assume behavior of others is appropriate. In situations of uncertainty, people tend to behave in ways they see others behaving. The adversary convinces the target of adopting behavior or actions that is advantageous to the adversary.
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| External ID | Source | Link | Description |
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| CAPEC-424 | capec | https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/424.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.
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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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