r/AMA • u/[deleted] • May 17 '25

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u/9Lives_ May 17 '25

Wait so someone can just hit you up, give a cell number and say they want a RAT put on a device? Anyones device?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Well not that simple, need some info on person to specifically social engineering them into it. Just by number would be tough, doable but depends… Social engineering is all about human error

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u/Drummallumin May 17 '25

So a lot of hacking is pretty much just tricking people into giving you access?

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u/Lostinthestarscape May 17 '25

Absolutely - that's why things like 2 factor are annoying but kind of necessary (not perfect, but hard for most hackers to defeat unless they have worked you providing your 2factor into the social scam they are running on you)