I know what the broad sense of the term is, but what is it technically? I mean I know things like viruses and what are examples of what can be used to “”hack”.
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In the movies hacking is when you type on a keyboard really fast, but in real life some of the most successful hackers are just people who figured out how to convince other people to give them their password. This is social engineering, and it ranges from complex and involved (building a fake website so someone will enter their real credentials) to mundane (searching through trash for discarded documents containing personal details) to “there’s no way that can actually work” (calling someone and asking for their password).
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