I'm saying you have to be stupid to get hidden linked in any way possible including hidden ones in PM that automatically initiate.
yes, those you need to be stupid or just not know what you're doing to get hit by. the methods which are currently being used to compromise accounts however have nothing to do with that.
if you're saying "hidden linked" in the strictest sense of the word then yes, you have to be stupid or at least have a lapse of judgement. but there's lots of ways to compromise an account nowadays.