What are ways that hackers use to gain access to restricted areas or confidential files?
What are ways that hackers use to gain access to restricted areas or confidential files?
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Hackers may use a variety of methods to gain access to restricted areas or confidential files, such as through phishing emails containing malicious links or attachments, brute-force attacks against weak passwords, hijacking username/password combinations from breached websites and databases, misusing credentials obtained through social engineering techniques, exploiting old software with unpatched bugs, and compromising Wi-Fi networks.
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What are ways that hackers use to gain access to restricted areas or confidential files?
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Hackers can gain access to restricted areas or confidential files by using brute force attacks, social engineering, phishing emails, malware or Trojan horse programs, USB drives that are intentionally left in the area for an unsuspecting victim to pick up and use and other nefarious methods.
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