what do “hackers” mean by finding a “vulnerability”. It’s hard to understand how there can be a gap in code that grants that much access.

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Aside from hacking actual code, most ‘Hacking’ nowadays comes from ‘Phishing’ attacks. And more and more, are coming as text messages on phones, or in emails…”Your account on <something> has been blocked for non-payment, click this link to resolve it”.

NEVER click that link, ever. Go to the actual site.

Hell, my Netflix account has been ‘blocked’ hundreds of times over the past year. So has my AppleTV account (don’t have one).

Social engineering is the biggest hack, since they can get your email info, credit card info, everything.