🔒 Social Engineering is a method of hacking that relies on manipulating individuals rather than using technical means.
📞 Phishing involves soliciting information via phone to extract data points for future attacks.
👶 In a scenario, a hacker pretends to be a distressed parent needing help with an account, using emotional manipulation to gain trust.
📧 Within 30 seconds, the hacker gains access to the victim's personal email address.
🔑 The hacker uses a fake identity and social security number to set up personal access to the victim's account.
🚫 The hacker successfully blocks the victim from their own account by having the support person change the password.