Baiting relies on a tempting object or reward to lure a target into performing an action that compromises security-often by inserting removable media or downloading malicious content. Finding a USB drive that promises free music entices curiosity and greed, fitting the baiting definition. Pretending to be HR to request personal data is pretexting because the attacker invents a convincing back-story. Following someone through a locked door is tailgating, a physical intrusion tactic. An email demanding a password reset is a classic phishing example, not baiting.
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