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Mr. Smith is a lead incident responder of a small financial enterprise having few branches in Australia. Recently, the company suffered a massive attack losing USD 5 million through an inter…
The correct answer is C. APT attack. The scenario described fits the characteristics of an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attack. APTs are sophisticated, stealthy, and continuous computer hacking processes often orchestrated by groups targeting a specific entity. These attackers penetrate the network through…
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Mr. Smith is a lead incident responder of a small financial enterprise having few branches in Australia. Recently, the company suffered a massive attack losing USD 5 million through an inter- banking system. After in-depth investigation on the case, it was found out that the incident occurred because 6 months ago the attackers penetrated the network through a minor vulnerability and maintained the access without any user being aware of it. Then, he tried to delete users' fingerprints and performed a lateral movement to the computer of a person with privileges in the inter-banking system. Finally, the attacker gained access and did fraudulent transactions. Based on the above scenario, identify the most accurate kind of attack.
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- ARansomware attack
- BDenial-of-service attack
- CAPT attack
- DPhishing
How the community answered
(26 responses)- A8% (2)
- B12% (3)
- C54% (14)
- D27% (7)
Explanation
The scenario described fits the characteristics of an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attack. APTs are sophisticated, stealthy, and continuous computer hacking processes often orchestrated by groups targeting a specific entity. These attackers penetrate the network through vulnerabilities, maintain access without detection, and achieve their objectives, such as data exfiltration or financial theft, over an extended period. The fact that attackers exploited a minor vulnerability, maintained access for six months, and performed lateral movements to access critical systems for fraudulent transactions highlights the strategic planning and persistence typical of APT attacks.
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