How microexpressions are used in a social engineering attack?

Up to this point, the chapter has taken you deeper into the mind and psychology of a human being. From the ability to read microexpressions, you have become a mind reader. It is now time to dive further and understand how social engineers maliciously use microexpressions to further their attack.

There are two main methods in which microexpressions are used during attacks, which are as follows:

  • The first one is to evoke certain emotions
  • The second one is to determine when a target is being deceptive

The first method of bringing out emotions was to some degree covered in the discussion of the seven expressions. What was not covered in-depth was the fact that it is possible to manipulate ...

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