____ occurs when someone obtains enough information about a person to be able to masquerade as that person for a variety of activities-usually to buy products or services in that person's name.
A) Data theft
B) Information theft
C) Identity theft
D) Database theft

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Identity theft occurs when an individual obtains personal information about someone else and uses it to impersonate that person for various purposes, such as fraudulent activities like purchasing products or services in that person's name. Data theft refers to the unauthorized access or theft of digital information or data. Information theft is a vague term that could refer to the theft of any type of information. Database theft refers specifically to the unauthorized access or theft of a database.

____ Occurs When Someone Obtains Enough Information About a Person