COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
ETHICS IN COMPUTING
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Question
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SPAM refers to
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Unsolicited emails or messages; may contain links or attachment with malware
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Official-looking emails sent to try to obtain personal or financial information
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Hacking phone networks for free calls or have calls charged to another account
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Short for “malware spam” or “malicious spam, ‘’ malspam is a spam message that delivers malware to your device. Unsuspecting readers who click on a link or open an email attachment end up with some type of malware including ransomware, Trojans, bots, info-stealers, cryptominers, spyware, and keyloggers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spam email is unsolicited and unwanted junk email sent out in bulk to an indiscriminate recipient list. Typically, spam is sent for commercial purposes. It can be sent in massive volume by botnets, networks of infected computers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Email spam, also known as junk email, refers to unsolicited email messages, usually sent in bulk to a large list of recipients.
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