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ZumbaUp, a leading jeans brand, realized that a user named PoisonX had breached its security codes and gained unwarranted access to the company's highly classified information. The company was shocked to see all of its business tactics and prospective deals put up online, exposed to everyone. In this scenario, ZumbaUp is a victim of _____.

A. spamming
B. hacking
C. phishing
D. pharming

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Answer:

B) hacking

Step-by-step explanation:

Nowadays this type of security breach is done by computer hackers who are able to alter or modify a company's software in order to gain access to sensitive and valuable information. Computer hacking is defined as the action of gaining unauthorised access or control over an organization's (both public or private) computer systems generally in order to perform some illicit activity.

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