An organization is the victim of an attack in which an attacker uses a forged...

Social engineeringinvolves manipulating people into divulging confidential information, often by impersonation, deception, or psychological tactics. Using aforged ID cardto gain trust and extract sensitive information is a classic example of social engineering.

Brute-force attackattempts to guess passwords through automated methods.

Man-in-the-middle attackintercepts communication but does not rely on deception.

Pharmingtricks users into visiting fraudulent websites but does not involve impersonation.