Hackers’ Common Practices

Here are some more common practices of hackers:

1. Pretexting: claiming to be an authority figure and asking for your information in order to complete a task. Hackers may even try to befriend you outside of work to get your personal information or they may claim to be an employee so you will trust them and let them in the building. 
2. Pharming: hackers will use almost identical URLs, except with minor typos or a different suffix (.net, .com). The fake website will look legitimate. Hackers may replace certain links in emails or online to redirect you to their fake site without you knowing. 
3. Social Media: clickbait is the most common way to get users to click on malicious links. Clickbait can be interesting stories, tending topics, controversial posts, or “too good to be true” posts. Hackers can also contact you through social media messages and use phishing or pretexting methods.