CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication · Internet-based Business Communication
Priya receives an email from an unknown sender claiming to be her bank, asking her to click a link and enter her net-banking password to avoid account suspension. This is best described as:
This is phishing: a fraudulent email posing as a trusted institution, here a bank, to trick the user into revealing passwords or other confidential data. Netiquette means online courtesy rules, while spooling and multicasting are unrelated technical terms. Such links should not be clicked.
- APhishingCorrect
- BSpooling
- CNetiquette
- DMulticasting
Explanation
Phishing is a fraudulent attempt, usually by email, to trick a person into revealing confidential data by impersonating a trusted entity. Netiquette is the set of courtesy rules online. Multicasting and spooling are unrelated technical terms. The correct response is to avoid the link and report the mail.
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