Stuart works for a financial brokerage. His job involves handling sensitive client information such as financial details. Stuart illegally transfers details of some clients from his office computer to his personal email ID, to misuse later. With reference to this situation, Stuart is guilty of ________.
A) exfiltrating
B) carding
C) hardening
D) pretexting

Question

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Stuart is guilty of exfiltrating, which means stealing or transferring data from a computer or network without authorization. Carding refers to the criminal act of using stolen credit card information for unauthorized purchases, hardening refers to the process of securing a computer or network against cyber attacks, and pretexting refers to the act of using false pretenses to gain access to sensitive information.

Stuart Works for a Financial Brokerage