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Which of the following is an example of a phishing attack?
a. Flooding a user’s computer with e-mail requests in order to cause the computer to crash
b. Using fraudulent e-mails in order to trick a user into voluntarily providing sensitive information
c. Gaining remote access to a user’s computer in order to steal user IDs and passwords
d. Loading malicious software onto a user’s computer in order to secretly gain access to sensitive information

Answer :

Using the fraudulent e-mails in order to make or trick the user into voluntarily providing the sensitive information. Thus the correct option is B.

What is a phishing attack ?

A phishing attack is social engineering attack that is when the attacker sends a fake mail that is designed to look safe and wan to know about the sensitive information from the victim.

Thereby destroying the integrity of the target as the users are redirected to a bogus page where the password needs to reenter.

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