[SGVLUG] HP calls it pretexting when they do it.

[Christopher Smith]

matti wrote:
> this i thought was interesting.
>
> Funny how HP calls what they did (or their contractors)
> as "pretexting"... when others call it social hacking.
> ( basically the technique Mitnick used. )
>   
In fairness to HP, the term "pretexting" was being bandied about with
regard to this story long before HP went public with it. It is a more
specific term than "social hacking" or "social engineering".

--Chris