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INFORMATION PRIVACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You receive an e-mail message. The sender of the message claims to be a bank owner and wants your personal information to open a savings account for you. Which one of the following terms describes this activity?
A
Phishing
B
Pirating
C
Spyware
D
Hacking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This email could be a phishing scam, where you get a message that looks like it’s from someone you know, asking you urgently for sensitive information. Before responding, call Human Resources and confirm they sent the message.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.

Detailed explanation-3: -Phishing is a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers. It occurs when an attacker, masquerading as a trusted entity, dupes a victim into opening an email, instant message, or text message.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s called email spoofing and it can make the job of spotting scams more difficult. Email spoofing is a form of impersonation where a scammer creates an email message with a forged sender address in hopes of deceiving the recipient into thinking the email originated from someone other than the actual source.

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