Ethical Hacking

7PHISHING AND DEEPFAKES

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Hackers use social engineering techniques to trick victims into giving them access to their systems. Social engineering is the use of technology to psychologically influence a person’s behavior. These techniques have been used to steal passwords, destabilize governments, and rig elections.

You might be familiar with social engineering attacks that attempt to bait users into taking a particular action. These are referred to as phishing attacks. But savvy computer users can usually identify fake emails quickly and spam ...