A person receives an e-mail stating that his bank account has been compromised. The email then requests that the person submits his bank account and social security number to an internet address provided to him to verify his identify. What type of computer security-related fraud is this?

a. Spoofing
b. Phishing
c. Brute force attack
d. Vishing


b. Phishing

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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