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Season 3 · Episode 125
Pretexting (noun) [Word Notes]
Hacking Humans · N2K Networks
March 10, 20266m 7sbonus
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Show Notes
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A social engineering technique in which a threat actor poses as a trusted person or entity in order to trick the victim into disclosing information or performing an action that benefits the attacker.
CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pretexting
Audio reference link: “Batch Pin Hurt Charlize Theron Skin | the Italian Job (2003) Movie Scene.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Nov. 2016.