What is the difference between social engineering and reverse social engineering?

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Reverse social engineering is a form of social engineering. We can say all reverse social engineering attacks are a social engineering attack. A reverse social engineering attack is where an attacker makes himself a point of help to a victim. The victim will think of the attacker as a trustworthy person because he is offering help to solve the problem. An example can be an attacker first sabotaging a network and then posing as a technician to help and resolve the problem for the victim. This approach is often used because the victim will give up passwords more easily. If you get called by someone and they ask you for your password, you will be reluctant to give it. If you call a technician and he requests your password, you are more likely to give it. Further reading: reverse social engineering in online social networks.