Different Types

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How do hackers hack?​

Hacking is typically technical in nature (like creating malvertising that deposits malware in a drive-by attack requiring no user interaction). But hackers can also use psychology to trick the user into clicking on a malicious attachment or providing personal data. These tactics are referred to as “social engineering.”

In fact, it's accurate to characterize hacking as an over-arching umbrella term for activity behind most if not all of the malware and malicious cyberattacks on the computing public, businesses, and governments. Besides social engineering and malvertising, common hacking techniques include:

• Botnets
• Browser hijacks
• Denial of service (DDoS) attacks
• Ransomware
• Rootkits
• Trojans
• Viruses
• Worms

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