_________________ Occurs When a Person Uses the Internet to Steal

question 37

Essay

_________________ occurs when a person uses the Internet to steal someone's identity and/or impersonate the victim to open a new credit card account or conduct some other financial transaction.

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Definitions:

Tippee

An individual who receives confidential information from an insider.

Publicly Traded

Refers to a company whose shares are available for purchase by the general public on a stock exchange.

Confidential Information

Data or information of a private nature, the disclosure of which to unauthorized individuals can be harmful to an individual, group, or organization.

Tipper

A person who provides privileged, often non-public, information to someone else, commonly used in the context of insider trading.