January 2026
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
13h 7m
English
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Cognitive Cyber Crimes in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
by Rajesh Kumar Chakrawarti, Romil Rawat, Kriti Bhaswar Singh, A. Samson Arun Raj, Abhishek Singh, Hitesh Rawat, Anjali Rawat
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8Understanding Cognitive Vulnerabilities and Psychological Hacking Techniques
Anjali Rawat1* and Anand Rajavat2
1Computer Science Department, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India
2Department of Computer Science Engineering, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Information Technology, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India
Abstract
The increasing sophistication of social engineering and psychological hacking exploits cognitive vulnerabilities, making individuals the weakest link in cybersecurity. This research investigates psychological manipulation strategies through empirical analysis using the SE-CVDB (Social Engineering and Cognitive Vulnerability Database), a novel dataset compiled from 1200 real-world social engineering cases, including phishing, baiting, pretexting, and deepfake incidents. We used a hybrid analytical framework integrating behavioral vector profiling and cognitive exploit scoring to assess susceptibility patterns across demographics and platforms. Results demonstrate a 91.3% classification accuracy in identifying vulnerable user profiles and a 78.6% precision in forecasting manipulation success rates based on behavioral cues. The study introduces new metrics—Cognitive Persuasion Index (CPI) and psychological resistance threshold (PRT)—to quantify manipulation resilience. These findings lay the groundwork for predictive and preventive artificial intelligence–based cyber hygiene systems.
Keywords: Cognitive vulnerabilities, psychological ...
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