Question

Consumers may receive an​ e-mail, supposedly from their bank or credit card​ company, saying that their​ account's security has been compromised. The sender asks consumers to log on to a provided Web address and confirm their account and other personal information and then steals this private information. This is a fraudulent practice called​ ______.

Answer 1

Phishing

Step-by-step explanation:

Phishing is a term used when a person fraudly or illegally uses a digital communication channel i.e. emails, by using the name of some reputed company or banks to get another person's personal data i.e login credentials, credit card details by telling them to log in the webpage given by them.

Phishing is one of the most happening cybercrimes which uses Email as their medium to reach the other person whose data they want to steal. Phishing is one of the terms of hacking.