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Harold receives a text from a person claiming to work for his credit card company. The text has spelling errors and includes a link to an altered URL. He recognizes that the text is a _____ attempt.A.skimmingB.phishingC.hackingD.dumpster divingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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Harold receives a text from a person claiming to work for his credit card company. The text has spelling errors and includes a link to an altered URL. He recognizes that the text is a _____ attempt.A.skimmingB.phishingC.hackingD.dumpster divingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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The text Harold received is a B. phishing attempt.

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Mention two ways to recognize phishing.

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