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212-82 Question #81: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Eavesdropping. It identifies the type of attack performed by Thomas in the above scenario. Eavesdropping is a type of attack that involves intercepting and listening to the communication between two parties without their knowledge or consent. Thomas performed eavesdropping by sniffing communica

Submitted by saadiq_pk· Mar 6, 2026Cloud Security Risks & Threat Mitigation

Question

Thomas, an employee of an organization, is restricted from accessing specific websites from his office system. He is trying to obtain admin credentials to remove the restrictions. While waiting for an opportunity, he sniffed communication between the administrator and an application server to retrieve the admin credentials. Identify the type of attack performed by Thomas in the above scenario.

Options

  • AVishing
  • BEavesdropping
  • CPhishing
  • DDumpster diving

Explanation

It identifies the type of attack performed by Thomas in the above scenario. Eavesdropping is a type of attack that involves intercepting and listening to the communication between two parties without their knowledge or consent. Thomas performed eavesdropping by sniffing communication between the administrator and an application server to retrieve the admin credentials.

Topics

#Eavesdropping#Network sniffing#Attack types

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