What is an example of cybersquatting?
A) Overwhelming a firm's Web site by flooding it with seemingly legitimate messages
B) Acquiring a domain name to extort a firm, individual, product, or trademark holder
C) Slowing down packet transfer to an Internet-connected computer
D) Threatening to destroy information stored in a firm's servers
E) Hacking into and defacing an organization's public web presence and refusing to let the site's owner regain control

Question

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Cybersquatting involves registering, selling, or using a domain name with the intent of profiting from the goodwill of someone else's trademark. Choice B accurately describes this practice by mentioning the acquisition of a domain name to extort a firm, individual, product, or trademark holder.

What Is an Example of Cybersquatting