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Stealing someone's Aadhaar and banking credentials to obtain money in their name is best described as:

AMedical identity theft
BFinancial identity theft
CCriminal identity theft
DCreative Commons infringement
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Financial identity theft
1. Identity theft uses personal data stolen from computers or networks to commit fraud. 2. Data such as email IDs, banking credentials, passport, PAN and Aadhaar numbers are the usual targets. 3. Financial identity theft is when the stolen identity is used for financial gain. 4. Criminal identity theft is used instead to avoid detection of the criminal's own identity. 5. Medical identity theft seeks drugs or treatment, so only option C matches a purely monetary motive. _Source: NCERT Informatics Practices Class 12, Ch 6 'Societal Impacts', S6.6.2 Phishing and Fraud Emails_
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