A Hacker Posing as a Legitimate Representative of an Official

question 144

Multiple Choice

A hacker posing as a legitimate representative of an official organization such as your bank is an example of ____.

• A) brute force
• B) sniffing
• C) phishing
• D) cracking

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Definitions:

False Positive

An error in data reporting in which a test result improperly indicates the presence of a condition (like a disease) when it is not actually present.

Eyewitnesses

Individuals who have directly seen an event or crime take place and can provide testimony about what they observed.

Testimony

An oral or written statement that a person gives based on their personal knowledge, experience, or observation, often used as evidence in courts.

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon whereby items at the beginning and end of a list are more likely to be remembered than those in the middle.