Manipulation of people into revealing information, changing controls, granting access, or taking an action that benefits an attacker. It exploits trust, authority, urgency, fear, curiosity, or familiarity rather than relying only on a technical vulnerability.
Category: fraud prevention. Part of the Identity Technologist Glossary — more than 200 practitioner-grade definitions covering identity verification, KYC/AML, biometrics, fraud prevention, and compliance. See all terms at https://identitytechnologist.com/glossary.