In Pretexting, an Attacker Calls Claiming to Be a Certain

question 88

True/False

In pretexting, an attacker calls claiming to be a certain person in order to ask for private information about that person.

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Definitions:

Milgram's Studies

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Obedience

The act of following orders or instructions, often from an authority figure, without questioning.

Ethical Controls

Measures or guidelines put in place to ensure behavior and practices conform to ethical standards and principles.

Referent Informational Influence

Pressure to conform to a group norm that defines oneself as a group member.