220-1002 · Question #817
220-1002 Question #817: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: Joe's email password was compromised. The critical evidence here is that the malicious emails appear in Joe's sent items folder. Email spoofing forges the 'From' address but does not involve logging into the account-spoofed emails would not appear in Joe's sent folder. A man-in-the-middle attack intercepts communicat
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- AJoe was the victim of a man-in-the-middle attack
- BJoe inadvertently triggered a mail merge
- CJoe's email address was spoofed
- DJoe's email password was compromised
Explanation
The critical evidence here is that the malicious emails appear in Joe's sent items folder. Email spoofing forges the 'From' address but does not involve logging into the account-spoofed emails would not appear in Joe's sent folder. A man-in-the-middle attack intercepts communication but does not result in mass emails sent to contacts. A mail merge is a deliberate user action. Because the emails are in Joe's sent folder and were delivered from his actual account to his real contact list, an attacker must have authenticated to Joe's email account-meaning his password was compromised and his account was used to send the phishing emails.
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