Heather's Friend Recently Had Her Identity Stolen After Accidentally Responding

question 17

Multiple Choice

Heather's friend recently had her identity stolen after accidentally responding to a phishing email. Worried that it might happen to her, Heather has read up on how phishing attacks work. You come over to help make sure she understands it.
-Offhand, Heather asks you why this kind of attack was named "phishing" in the first place. You reply that ____.

• A) the first such attack was perpetrated against the band Phish in the 1990s, and the personal information of several thousand fans was compromised
• B) the attack "fishes" for information by masquerading as an email from someone known and trustworthy
• C) for the first few years, all such attacks seemed "fishy" to all but the most gullible
• D) none of the above

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