An attempt to gain personal and confidential information for fraudulent purposes such as identity theft is called:
A) Junk
B) Spam
C) DoS
D) Phishing

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Phishing is a cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is to trick the email recipient into believing that the message is something they want or need — a request from their bank, for instance, or a note from someone in their company — and to click a link or download an attachment.

An Attempt to Gain Personal and Confidential Information for Fraudulent