| In simple terms, social engineering refers to psychologically manipulating people to make them perform an action or divulge information—this is an activity that happens all the time without us even realizing that it is happening. All forms of persuasion or leveraging influence to make someone behave in a certain way or make decisions that benefit us are a kind of social engineering. However, in our context, we shall concentrate on deliberate efforts by individuals to manipulate with the aim of defrauding, especially from a financial standpoint. |
