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They look for information on your desk, screen, and other locations, and then use their smart phone to take pictures of the confidential information. --- As it turns out, unprotected devices provided the most information. Often it was only employee login credentials, but that is all a hacker needs. Once a hacker has a piece of valuable information they can unlock a large-scale data breach. ### How can a company prevent visaul hacking? 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