system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[ELI5] What actually makes security hacking work?

I just don't get it. Is it some glorified way of installing viruses? What really is it, how do people get access to stuff like that?
gpt
The most common form of hacking secure networks is by social engineering ways into legitimate accounts. As long as *someone* has access to the data, it will always be possible to get access to it without permission. Direct hacking is also possible, but often unnecessary, and much more complicated to explain.