________ is the fraudulent act of acquiring private and sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, personal identification and account usernames and passwords.

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The correct answer is Phishing

Phishing is the fraudulent act of acquiring private and sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, personal identification and account usernames and passwords.
It refers to online theft of identity in which an individual’s confidential information is obtained.
This kind of activity is performed by falsely mimicking or masquerading a trustworthy entity in an attempt to scam the recipient to divulge private information regarding themselves.
It is also known as carding or brand spoofing.

Additional Information

Malware is a file or code that infects, investigates, steals or performs virtually any activity an attacker wishes, usually distributed over a network.
A trojan is a type of software or malicious code that looks legitimate but can take control of your device. A Trojan is designed to destroy your data or network, disrupt, steal, or generally inflict some other harmful action.
Hacking refers to operations such as computers, smartphones, tablets, and even entire networks that aim to hack digital devices.