Fraudulently acquiring private or sensitive information using computer program expertise and techniques is known as:

Answer: Phishing

Explanation: Phishing is a crime or more precisely a cybercrime. It usually involves the perpetrator contacting the targeted victim by text message, email or telephone while disguised or posing as a legitimate organization or institution and then entice them into providing sensitive information such as such as passwords, usernames, passwords, banking and credit card details.