________ is fraudulent act of acquiring private and sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, personal identification and account usernames and passwords.

The correct answer is Phishing

• Phishing is the fraudulent act of acquiring private and sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, personal identification and account usernames and passwords.
• It refers to online theft of identity in which an individual’s confidential information is obtained.
• This kind of activity is performed by falsely mimicking or masquerading a trustworthy entity in an attempt to scam the recipient to divulge private information regarding themselves.
• It is also known as carding or brand spoofing.

Additional Information

• Malware is a file or code that infects, investigates, steals or performs virtually any activity an attacker wishes, usually distributed over a network.
• A trojan is a type of software or malicious code that looks legitimate but can take control of your device. A Trojan is designed to destroy your data or network, disrupt, steal, or generally inflict some other harmful action.
• Hacking refers to operations such as computers, smartphones, tablets, and even entire networks that aim to hack digital devices.