The text explores how modern hacking techniques leverage psychological tactics, such as social engineering, to exploit human vulnerabilities, showcasing incidents like the MGM Casino hack where hackers manipulated employees to access sensitive data; it underscores the evolving sophistication of these tactics globally, such as the Chinese government's scraping of LinkedIn profiles to target privileged users; it also delves into instances like the AT&T outage, revealing how psychological manipulation can lead to system compromises, emphasizing the need to understand and mitigate these vulnerabilities through security awareness training, verification processes, access controls, and engagement with cybersecurity professionals.
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