Attack methods

There are six methods that could be beneficial for understanding, recognizing, socializing, and preparing the target for your final operation. These methods have been categorized and described according to their unique representation in the social engineering field. We have also included some examples to present a real-world scenario under which you can apply each of the selected methods. Remember that psychological factors form the basis of these attack methods; to make these methods more efficient, they should be regularly drilled and exercised by social engineers.

Impersonation

Attackers will pretend to be someone else in order to gain trust. For instance, to acquire the target's bank information, phishing...