You receive a call from someone claiming to work in your company's networking department. This person attempts to persuade you to use the Wi-Fi details they provide. You suspect an attempted…

The correct answer is A. A Man-in-the-Middle attack. By trying to trick you into connecting to their provided Wi-Fi details, the attacker is attempting to position themselves between you and the legitimate network, enabling them to intercept or alter communications - a classic Man-in-the-Middle attack.

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Question

You receive a call from someone claiming to work in your company's networking department. This person attempts to persuade you to use the Wi-Fi details they provide. You suspect an attempted impersonation attack. Which type of impersonation attack is the person attempting?

Options

AA Man-in-the-Middle attack.
BAn Account Takeover
CA Smishing attack.
DA Cousin Domain attack

How the community answered

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A
83% (38)
B
2% (1)
C
4% (2)
D
11% (5)

Explanation

By trying to trick you into connecting to their provided Wi-Fi details, the attacker is attempting to position themselves between you and the legitimate network, enabling them to intercept or alter communications - a classic Man-in-the-Middle attack.

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#impersonation attack#Man-in-the-Middle#social engineering#Wi-Fi security

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