Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Fourth Edition

Influential authority

An attack method where one manipulates the target's business responsibilities is known as an influential authority attack. This kind of social engineering attack is sometimes part of an impersonation method. Humans, by nature, act in an automated fashion to accept instructions from their authority or senior management, even if their instincts suggest that certain instructions should not be pursued. This makes us vulnerable to certain threats. For example, if someone wanted to target the XYZ company's network administrator to acquire their authentication details, they would have observed and noted the phone numbers of the administrator and the CEO of the company through a reciprocation method. Now, using a call-spoofing ...