Cybersecurity Unit Test

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You have received a bunch of emails from the same company that makes your indoor exercise bicycle. You are very interested as you want to buy this new add-on, which will enhance the video graphics displayed on the monitor. You keep opening the attachments and browsing the sales.

One day you get an email that looks very similar to the ones you have been opening, and you open the attachment, and your item is on sale. You put in your personal and credit card information. You find out later that it was a scam. What type of scam is this an example of?

(1 point)
Responses

bait and switch
bait and switch

password theft
password theft

malware attack
malware attack

phishing attack

Answer 1

phishing attack