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performing-social-engineering

Conduct phishing campaigns, credential harvesting, pretexting, and social engineering attacks using tools like Gophish, SET, and custom techniques. Use when performing social engineering assessments or red team engagements.

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# Performing Social Engineering

## When to Use

- Phishing campaign execution
- Credential harvesting operations
- Social engineering assessments
- Red team engagements
- Security awareness testing

## When NOT to Use

- **Any campaign without written authorization and a defined scope** — stop
- **Technical exploitation after a click** — use the relevant post-exploitation skill
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