Question

A person calls the Stark residence and pretends to represent a credit card company. He asks Mrs. Stark to confirm her credit card number. This is an example of ________.

A) hacking
B) data mining
C) pretexting
D) sniffing

Answer 1

The correct answer is pretexting.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is C) pretexting. Pretexting is the act of using deception or false pretenses to obtain someone's personal information, such as a credit card number. In this case, the person pretending to represent a credit card company is using a false pretext to try and trick Mrs. Stark into revealing her credit card number.