Pretexting is an act of:

A. DoS

B. social engineering

C. eavedropping

D. soft coding

E. hard coding

F. None of the choices.

Explanation:

Pretexting is the act of creating and using an invented scenario to persuade a target to release information or perform an action and is usually done over the telephone. It is more than a simple lie as it most often involves some prior research or set up and the use of pieces of known information.