Consider the following examples of computer crime as you answer the question:
i.Social Security numbers are stolen from a company's database.ii.A fraudster uses a computer to identify people over the age of 80 with annual incomes of $250,000 or more.iii.A supervisor receives threats from a worker via e-mail; the worker demands promotion as a condition of not exposing the supervisor's illegal acts.iv.An unhappy customer launches a denial-of-service attack.Which of the following pairs an item from the list with an appropriate description of a business risk?
A)Extortion, i
B)Service interruption, ii
C)Extortion, iii
D)None of these

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Extortion is correctly described in iii, where a worker demands a promotion by threatening to expose the supervisor's illegal acts.

Consider the Following Examples of Computer Crime as You Answer