One of my trusted FC members got Hacked and now all our FC gil is gone

[Awha]

Question is it really hacking if you manually give them your password?

[MistakeNot]

Question is it really hacking if you manually give them your password?

It is if they trick you into doing it. A classic hacking method known as Social Engineering.
One of the most effective methods to bypass security.

[Awha]

It is if they trick you into doing it. A classic hacking method known as Social Engineering.
One of the most effective methods to bypass security.

I guess, I always viewed social engineering attacks more as a scam or a con. Overall I just cannot fathom how people are so gullible, but I have heard some horror stories on this form and from people that work in IT how easily tricked people can be. Still shocking.

[Yue_Amariyo]

Question is it really hacking if you manually give them your password?

yes. the hack is the phishing attempt.

[Awha]

yes. the hack is the phishing attempt.

See i have always view phishing attempts more scams then anything. That that is just me.

[Yue_Amariyo]

See i have always view phishing attempts more scams then anything. That that is just me.

pretty much a phishing scam is the bait, hence phishing (fishing) the hack is them using key-logging/ data recording to get a hold of your info through the phishing attempt.
phishing and key logging has existed since the aol days. And schools used to have a computers class to teach computing, and internet safety such as not clicking on links from ppl.

shame this is no longer taught since ppl get scammed more and more now.

(ps im 35 years olds, and majored in graphic arts in my vocational high school web design was part of it and phishing/ site security was part of it)