Many Companies Have Been Forced to Deal with a Type

question 102

Multiple Choice

Many companies have been forced to deal with a type of online fraud that lures their employees into disclosing personal information. The employees receive an email that appears to come from the Internal Revenue Service, demanding confirmation of their Social Security numbers. The message threatens that noncompliance will mean criminal penalties. These employees are victims of:

• A) phishing
• B) doxing
• C) blogging
• D) vlogging

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