One Way That Hackers and Corporate Spies Trick People into Revealing

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True/False

One way that hackers and corporate spies trick people into revealing login information or access codes is baiting; use of an incentive to get a user to perform an insecure action. A common application of this practice involves offering a free app or video for clicking a link in a text message and voting for best video game. Clicking the link downloads malware.

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Definitions:

Mesmerism

An early form of psychotherapy involving the practice of hypnotism, originally proposed by Franz Mesmer in the 18th century, based on the belief in animal magnetism.

Trancelike State

A state of consciousness resembling trance, often induced by hypnosis, meditation, or other means, where a person may have heightened suggestibility and focus.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility, with diminished peripheral awareness, often used for therapeutic purposes.

Temporal Disintegration

A psychological condition where an individual loses the capacity to integrate events coherently in regard to time.