In fact, it's accurate to characterize hacking as an over-arching umbrella term for activity behind most if not all of the malware and malicious cyberattacks on the computing public, businesses, and governments. These tactics are referred to as “ social engineering.” But hackers can also use psychology to trick the user into clicking on a malicious attachment or providing personal data. Hacking is typically technical in nature (like creating malvertising that deposits malware in a drive-by attack requiring no user interaction).
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