{"id":339,"date":"2026-05-07T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ntrigo.com\/blog\/?p=339"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:32:13","slug":"sometimes-hackers-dont-need-to-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntrigo.com\/blog\/sometimes-hackers-dont-need-to-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes Hackers Don\u2019t Need to Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For years, organizations invested heavily in firewalls, network defenses, and sophisticated security infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But many modern attacks no longer start by breaking into systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, attackers simply convince someone inside the organization to open the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent report about <a href=\"https:\/\/sea.mashable.com\/tech\/44828\/hackers-got-data-on-55-million-adt-customers-by-phishing-report-says\">the breach at ADT<\/a> illustrates this perfectly. 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