Social engineering is a way to do harm. Fake identity is a door. Here is an example. Social engineering attacks from a threat actor using the name Mia Ash. This person will be built up for a long time. This cute young woman makes a contact and wants a talk. Then an email with macro-enabled Word document. Be careful.
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