The social engineering framework

The social engineering cycle is shown in the following figure:
The social engineering cycle

In any successful social engineering attack, a certain framework is followed. The framework has seven discrete steps that guide a social engineer on a path towards knowing more about the target, choosing an attack strategy, and then executing it meticulously. The framework is as follows:

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