A computer hacker may use a phishing e-mail to lure a user into following a malicious link. What type of technique is being used by the computer hacker?

Social Engineering

Explanation:

Phishing is a kind of cyber attack that is used by an attacker to steal information from users, by means of email, telephone and other social means, with claims to be a vendor or a ITC member of the company.

It is one of many types of social engineering technique. Email is an electronic means of sending mails to people, when used in phishing, it introduces malicious softwares of links to the user system, in other to steal information for fraudulent activities.