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An engineer received a flood of phishing emails from HR with the source address HRjacobm@companycom. What is the threat actor in this scenario?
The correct answer is B. sender. The threat actor in this scenario is the entity or individual behind the action of sending the phishing emails. While the specific source address mentioned ([email protected]) might be spoofed or manipulated to appear as if it's from the HR department, the actual sender…
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An engineer received a flood of phishing emails from HR with the source address HRjacobm@companycom. What is the threat actor in this scenario?
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- Aphishing email
- Bsender
- CHR
- Dreceiver
How the community answered
(66 responses)- A3% (2)
- B92% (61)
- D5% (3)
Explanation
The threat actor in this scenario is the entity or individual behind the action of sending the phishing emails. While the specific source address mentioned ([email protected]) might be spoofed or manipulated to appear as if it's from the HR department, the actual sender, who intentionally sends these deceptive emails with the intent to deceive or compromise the recipient, would be considered the threat actor.
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