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Management · Q239

Management Information System (MIS)

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 239

Q239

Setting up fake Web sites that look like those of legitimate businesses to ask users for confidential personal data is called__________________.

A.
Phishing
Answer
B.
Pharming
C.
Evil twin
D.
Spamming

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Setting up fake Web sites that look like those of legitimate businesses to ask users for confidential personal data is called Phishing. Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.