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Social hacking is alive and well. During my studies in computer engineering we had lectures on cybersecurity and the person used the following example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7scxvKQOo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7scxvKQOo Human error is still one of the most popular hacking techniques. By getting an e-mail address you can check haveibeenpwnd to see if there were any leaks related to that e-mail address and there's already a lot that you have on a person that you don't actually know. Recently there was an increase in phishing schemes where hackers obtained the passwords of really old leaks (from myspace, armorgames etc. etc.) and sent letters to people with legit passwords trying to extort money. This was a hugely successful campaign. I'm not saying don't mention your name in public but for sure use a password manager and a VPN if you're on public wi-fi a lot. And don't shout your cred card number while buying coffee.