Sorry: Ambient Tactical Deception Via Malware-Based Social Engineering
Abstract
In this paper we argue, drawing from the perspectives of cybersecurity and social psychology, that Internet-based manipulation of an individual or group reality using ambient tactical deception is possible using only software and changing words in a web browser. We call this attack Ambient Tactical Deception (ATD). Ambient, in artificial intelligence, describes software that is "unobtrusive," and completely integrated into a user's life. Tactical deception is an information warfare term for the use of deception on an opposing force. We suggest that an ATD attack could change the sentiment of text in a web browser. This could alter the victim's perception of reality by providing disinformation. Within the limit of online communication, even a pause in replying to a text can affect how people perceive each other. The outcomes of an ATD attack could include alienation, upsetting a victim, and influencing their feelings about an election, a spouse, or a corporation.
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@article{arxiv.1810.11063,
title = {Sorry: Ambient Tactical Deception Via Malware-Based Social Engineering},
author = {Adam Trowbridge and Jessica Westbrook and Filipo Sharevski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.11063},
year = {2018}
}