### Comment:
What are common social engineering techniques used in malware attacks?

### REPLY:
Hackers often use social engineering techniques such as pretexting to deceive individuals into providing personal information like passwords, social security numbers, or financial details. For example, they might impersonate a bank representative and call unsuspecting victims, pretending to need their account information for security purposes. Additionally, hackers may use phishing emails to trick users into clicking on malicious links that lead to fake websites designed to steal login credentials.