>>Then the hackers would send the target a photo of themselves loaded with malware that penetrated their personal files and stole information. The mainstream p

>>Then the hackers would send the target a photo of themselves loaded with malware that penetrated their personal files and stole information. The mainstream public is going to freak out over this line. What I assume this means, is that they sent a malware destined URL claiming it was a photo... or an email attachment like MyPicture.jpg.exe/vacationPhotos.zip.exe to the target and triggered some code execution.