{
  "version": 1,
  "description": "Attack vectors used in social engineering as described in 'A Taxonomy of Social Engineering Defense Mechanisms' by Dalal Alharthi and others.",
  "expanded": "Social Engineering Attack Vectors",
  "namespace": "social-engineering-attack-vectors",
  "exclusive": false,
  "predicates": [
    {
      "value": "technical",
      "expanded": "Technical"
    },
    {
      "value": "non-technical",
      "expanded": "Non-technical"
    }
  ],
  "values": [
    {
      "predicate": "technical",
      "entry": [
        {
          "value": "vishing",
          "expanded": "Vishing"
        },
        {
          "value": "spear-phishing",
          "expanded": "Spear phishing"
        },
        {
          "value": "interesting-software",
          "expanded": "Interesting software"
        },
        {
          "value": "baiting",
          "expanded": "Baiting"
        },
        {
          "value": "waterholing",
          "expanded": "Waterholing"
        },
        {
          "value": "phishing-and-trojan-email",
          "expanded": "Phishing and Trojan email"
        },
        {
          "value": "spam-email",
          "expanded": "Spam Email"
        },
        {
          "value": "popup-window",
          "expanded": "Popup Window"
        },
        {
          "value": "tailgating",
          "expanded": "Tailgating"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "predicate": "non-technical",
      "entry": [
        {
          "value": "pretexting-impersonation",
          "expanded": "Pretexting/Impersonation"
        },
        {
          "value": "hoaxing",
          "expanded": "Hoaxing"
        },
        {
          "value": "authoritative-voice",
          "expanded": "Authoritative voice"
        },
        {
          "value": "technical-expert",
          "expanded": "Technical expert"
        },
        {
          "value": "smudge-attack",
          "expanded": "Smudge Attack"
        },
        {
          "value": "dumpser-diving",
          "expanded": "Dumpster Diving"
        },
        {
          "value": "shoulder-surfing",
          "expanded": "Shoulder surfing"
        },
        {
          "value": "spying",
          "expanded": "Spying"
        },
        {
          "value": "support-staff",
          "expanded": "Support staff"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "refs": [
    "https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339224082_A_Taxonomy_of_Social_Engineering_Defense_Mechanisms"
  ]
}