One Way That Hackers and Corporate Spies Trick People into Revealing

question 212

Multiple Choice

One way that hackers and corporate spies trick people into revealing login information or access codes is __________________; use of an incentive to get a user to perform an insecure action. A common application of this practice involves offering a free app or video for clicking a link in a text message and voting for best video game. Clicking the link downloads malware.

• A) Pretexting
• B) Identity Fraud
• C) Baiting
• D) Thrashing

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