Falsifying records, such as an internal fraud that involves tampering with accounts, describes which term?

Falsifying records, such as an internal fraud that involves tampering with accounts, describes which term?

• A. Fraud
• B. Data exfiltration
• C. Service disruption
• D. Disinformation

Answer: (A)

Falsifying records is deception aimed at gaining something illicit; in information security this is fraud. When someone tampers with accounts to hide wrongdoing or to siphon value, they are manipulating data to mislead others and gain an improper advantage. This differs from data exfiltration, which is about stealing data and moving it out, service disruption, which targets availability, or disinformation, which spreads false information to mislead. So the scenario described fits fraud because the emphasis is on deceptive manipulation of records for personal gain.

Falsifying records is deception aimed at gaining something illicit; in information security this is fraud. When someone tampers with accounts to hide wrongdoing or to siphon value, they are manipulating data to mislead others and gain an improper advantage. This differs from data exfiltration, which is about stealing data and moving it out, service disruption, which targets availability, or disinformation, which spreads false information to mislead. So the scenario described fits fraud because the emphasis is on deceptive manipulation of records for personal gain.