'Hack' Attack on Journo Was Just a Simple Engineering Feat

In the movies, hackers often type away at a keyboard and somehow -- movie magic, perhaps -- manage to crack a network's security and access encrypted files and protected data. In real life, bypassing security measures can be as simple as sweet-talking tech support. That is how tech journalist Mat Honan, a former Gizmodo writer, came under attack.

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