Pretexting
The attacker will reach out to you under a pretext, which can be very believable depending on how much effort they put into researching you. This pretext can then be used as a hook to verify information they already have, or gain new information. The attackers might also leverage information they previously acquired to give the impression that since they are authorized to know what they already know, they are authorized to know more.For example, knowing about a recent Internet outage at your office, a clever attacker might call you for a follow-up or even show up in person to gain valuable insights into how your network is secured—and where it’s vulnerable.