CAPEC-426: Influence via Incentives
Description
The adversary incites a behavior from the target by manipulating something of influence. This is commonly associated with financial, social, or ideological incentivization. Examples include monetary fraud, peer pressure, and preying on the target's morals or ethics. The most effective incentive against one target might not be as effective against another, therefore the adversary must gather information about the target's vulnerability to particular incentives.
- Likelihood of attack
- Low
- Typical severity
- Low
- Abstraction
- StandardA specific methodology or technique used in an attack.
Mechanism of attack: Engage in Deceptive Interactions
Prerequisites
- The adversary must have the means and knowledge of how to communicate with the target in some manner.The adversary must have knowledge of the incentives that would influence the actions of the specific target.
Skills required
- LowThe adversary requires strong inter-personal and communication skills.
Consequences
- ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
Other
Attacks that successfully incentivize the target into performing an action beneficial to the adversary can result in a variety of consequences that negatively affect the confidentiality, availability, and/or integrity of an application or...
Mitigations
- An organization should provide regular, robust cybersecurity training to its employees to prevent social engineering attacks.
Related weaknesses (CWE)
CAPEC 3.9 links no CWE weakness to this pattern.