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Someone receives and email that appears to be from their bank requesting them to verify account information, this type of attack is:

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Answer:

This is Phishing attack

Step-by-step explanation:

What is Phishing attack?

Phishing attack involves sending of sending of unwanted spam mails, well disguised mails to potential victims, it was designed to steal the potential victim's information such as passwords and mails to his/her banking platform.

The goal is to deceive victims into clicking on a link and taking them to a website that asks for their login and password, or perhaps their credit card or ATM number.

People who attack using phishing are called cyber attackers

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