Editing Social engineering (security) (section)

===Pretexting===
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'''Pretexting''' (adj. '''pretextual'''), also known in the UK as '''blagging''',<ref name="b163">{{cite web | title=Fundamentals of cyber security | website=BBC Bitesize | date=19 March 2019 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/znnny4j/revision/4 | access-date=7 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707042547/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/znnny4j/revision/4|archive-date=7 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> is the act of creating and using an invented scenario (the [[pretext]]) to engage a targeted victim in a manner that increases the chance the victim will divulge information or perform actions that would be unlikely in ordinary circumstances.<ref>The story of HP pretexting scandal with discussion is available at {{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/62262162/HP-Pretexting-Scandal|title=HP Pretexting Scandal by Faraz Davani|date=14 August 2011|via=Scribd|access-date=15 August 2011|first1=Faraz|last1=Davani}}</ref> An elaborate [[lie]], it most often involves some prior research or setup and the use of this information for impersonation (''e.g.'', date of birth, [[Social Security number]], last bill amount) to establish legitimacy in the mind of the target.<ref>"[http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre10.shtm Pretexting: Your Personal Information Revealed]", [[Federal Trade Commission]]</ref>