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Social engineering is the oldest method of hacker attack. In a social engineeering attack, the hacker contacts the victim pretending to be somebody else. The most common social engineering attacks convince people to either reveal their passwords or run programs. Important note: Network administrators don't need to know your password. If you are ever asked for your password, it is ALWAYS a social engineering attack. AOL users are continuously being hacked in this manner. Likewise, never run a program that somebody sends you unsolicited. Typical targets: - Users
- Newbie computer users are extremely gullible and can be easily manipulated.
- Administrators
- Computer administrators are predictable in their response patterns.
- Infrastructure
- Janitors, secretaries, guards all can be manipulated, especially since they are clueless to the implications of an intrusion.
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