This is a method where hackers try to attack a computer program by giving it inputs of different lengths to see the length beyond which the program will crash. It might have been fixed with current programs but the human brain has not had this advantage. There is an imprinted law in the brain called the law of expectations whereby humans will comply with expectations from others. It is done through the returning of favors. Therefore, a social engineer will be ready to give a target some valuable information or resource and when the engineer requests something, later on, the target will not hesitate to grant the request.
Fuzzing the brain
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