Circle the letter of the Definition that corresponds to the displayed Term.
1. Fraud
A: the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial
B wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
C: a technique used to retrieve information that could be used to carry out an attack on a computer
D: a dishonest scheme; a fraud.
2. Peer to Peer
A: American company that provides credit information and information management services
B: term usually refers to directly asking potential customers to purchase goods or services, rather than
C: a federal agency, established in 1914, that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in
D the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial
3. Shoulder Surfing
A: the ordinary postal system as opposed to email.
B: software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by
C: the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
D the practice of spying on the user of an ATM, computer, or other electronic device in order to obtain
4. TransUnion
A American company that provides credit information and information management services
B: term usually refers to directly asking potential customers to purchase goods or services, rather than
C: the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce
D: a federal agency, established in 1914, that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in
5. Spyware
A: a technique used to retrieve information that could be used to carry out an attack on a computer
B: is a U.S. government agency responsible for the collection of taxes and enforcement of tax laws.
C: irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients.
D software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another's computer activities by
6. Scams
A: the fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial
B a dishonest scheme; a fraud.
C: the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
D: the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce
7. Equifax
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