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Psychological manipulation can be defined as the exercise of undue influence through mental distortion and emotional exploitation, with the intention to seize power, control, benefits and/or ...

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Hackers don’t always steal data. Sometimes the goal is to manipulate the data to intentionally trigger external events that can be capitalized on. Conventional wisdom says that once an attacker is in ...

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A "funny" thing can happen after people are manipulated: They want to think they really weren't manipulated after all. Take those designer jeans. Why, just look in the mirror. They do make me look ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone's story or some event actually took place: "Pics, or it didn't happen." But in a world where the spread of technology makes ...