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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