The ________ pretends to be a legitimate company and sends an email requesting confidential data,such as account numbers,Social Security numbers,account passwords,and so forth.
A)hawker
B)phisher
C)spoofer
D)sniffer

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This is the definition of a phishing scam, where the attacker impersonates a legitimate entity to trick the victim into revealing sensitive information. Hawker refers to a door-to-door salesperson, spoofer is someone who alters their identity online or over the phone, and sniffer refers to someone who intercepts network traffic to steal data.

The ________ Pretends to Be a Legitimate Company and Sends