Question

Stan loves collecting stamps. He receives an email that appears to come from a​ well-known stamp auction site asking him to reset his username and password. He clicks on the link and it takes him to a site that looks similar to the auction​ site, but the Web address is​ "scrambled" and unreadable. He emails the customer service desk at the auction site and discovers they never sent the email. This scenario is an example of attempted​ ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

phishing

Explanation:

Phishing is a social engineering attack used by those who engage in cyber crimes to steal personal information such as credit card number, login details, etc. It is carried out when an attacker impersonate as an entity to be trusted so as to trick the victim into opening or clicking on malicious link.

Phishing attack could include identity theft, unauthorised transactions, fund theft, etc.