Stan loves collecting stamps. He receives an email that appears to come from a well-known stamp auction site asking him to reset his username and password. He clicks on the link and it takes him to a site that looks similar to the auction site, but the Web address is "scrambled" and unreadable. He emails the customer service desk at the auction site and discovers they never sent the email. This scenario is an example of attempted ________.
A) hacking
B) phishing
C) sniffing
D) wardriving
E) stack smashing

Question

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This scenario is an example of attempted phishing, where the attacker tries to trick the victim into giving away sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity.

Stan Loves Collecting Stamps