Hacking Humans

Pretexting (noun) [Word Notes]

March 10 · 6 min · Season 3 · Episode 125Bonus
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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.