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hacking humans is easier than hacking firewalls, and cheaper than zero-days.
means manipulating people into handing over access, information, or trust that they'd normally guard.
from security researchers borrowed the term from early 20th-century social scientists who used it for shaping society through institutions; hackers repurposed it to mean shaping a person into unlocking the door for you.
weakest linkmost breaches start with a phone call, not code
kevin mitnickfamous hacker who preferred charm over malware
pretextinginventing a fake identity to earn trust fast
urgency trickpanic makes people skip verification steps