Angela Works for an Identity Protection Company That Maintains Large

question 102

Multiple Choice

Angela works for an identity protection company that maintains large amounts of sensitive customer information such as usernames, passwords, personal information, and social security numbers. Angela and a coworker decide to use the sensitive information to open credit cards in a few of her customer's names. This is a classic example of which of the following security breaches?

• A) A social engineer
• B) An insider
• C) A spammer
• D) A dumpster diver

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