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CodeHS Glossary


Baiting General

Baiting attacks exploit a victim's greed or curiosity. They tempt users into a trap that steals their personal data or infects their computers. Attackers leave the bait, like a flash drive or hard drive in the parking lot, and victims pick up the bait and insert it into a computer. Malware can then be installed on the system/network through the bait.