Marcy received an email saying there was a problem with her Pinterest account. When she clicked on the link in the message, she came to a web page that asked her to enter her username and password. But the page looked suspicious to her, so she didn’t do so. She was afraid this was a case of what?

The message used a link to a suspicious page asking Marcy for her login details. This is phishing: a deceptive attempt to trick someone into revealing sensitive information, such as a username and password. Copyright infringement and plagiarism involve the unauthorized use of someone else’s work, while bullying involves harassing or intimidating someone.

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