Your textbook identified a number of mobile banking security risks. Duplicating the Electronic Serial Number ESM) of one phone and using it in a second phone is called ______________. This allows the perpetrator to have calls and other transactions billed to the original phone.
A) Phishing
B) Smishing
C) Cloning
D) Vishing

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Cloning is the duplication of the ESM of one phone and using it in a second phone, allowing the perpetrator to have calls and other transactions billed to the original phone. Phishing is a type of cyber attack where the perpetrator tries to trick someone into providing sensitive information such as passwords or banking details. Smishing is a form of phishing that uses SMS messages. Vishing is a type of phishing that uses voice calls. Therefore, the correct answer is C) Cloning.

Your Textbook Identified a Number of Mobile Banking Security Risks