Criminals collect items such as credit card numbers without the user’s knowledge through the use of

spyware

Explanation:

Spyware -

It is a illegal software , which gains confidential information about a person or an organisation and share with any other person , without the permission of the person , is referred to as spyware.

It is a illegal practice , which enable to share information with the consent of the person.

Hence, from the question, the correct term for the given information of the question is spyware.

answer; self_ disclosure;