# Social engineering

## Definition

Social engineering is the manipulation of people into revealing information or authorizing actions that benefit an attacker rather than breaking cryptography directly.

## What it means in practice

Crypto attackers use urgency, authority, fear, greed or impersonation to obtain seed phrases, approvals or signatures.

## How this concept appears in Terenval Wallet

Terenval users should treat requests for recovery material, remote access or unexpected signatures as suspicious regardless of how convincing the sender appears.

**Important:** Verify identities through an independent official channel rather than the contact method that initiated the request.

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## Related terms

- [phishing](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/phishing/)
- [Fake support scam](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/fake-support-scam/)
- [Screen-sharing scam](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/screen-sharing-scam/)
- [seed phrase phishing](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/seed-phrase-phishing/)
- [transaction verification](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/transaction-verification/)

## Related Terenval Answers

- [How to Secure a Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-secure-non-custodial-crypto-wallet/)
- [How Should You Store a Seed Phrase Safely?](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-store-a-seed-phrase-safely/)
- [How to Test a Crypto Wallet Backup Safely](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-test-a-wallet-backup/)

Official page: https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/social-engineering/