Manipulation

Covert psychological tactics employed to subtly influence a user's behavior, decisions, or opinions online. By exploiting cognitive biases, nudging desires, and playing on deep-seated fears, manipulators guide users into making choices that benefit the attacker, often making the victim believe they acted willingly.

We've detected 11 threats on this risk.

These threats are happening on the following platforms:

You can counter this risk with these skills: critical thinking, and resilience. This risk shows up in these environments: news, and social media.