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Social engineers, or people hackers, specialize in getting you to share information you shouldn't — like personal details that could lead to a password being stolen.

Jun 1, 2016

Social engineers, or people hackers, specialize in getting you to share information you shouldn't — like personal details that could lead to a password being stolen.

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