While staying at a hotel, a user attempts to connect to the hotel Wi-Fi but notices that multiple SSIDs have very similar names. Which of the following social-engineering attacks is being attempted?

The correct answer is A. Evil twin. An evil twin attack involves an attacker setting up a rogue wireless access point that mimics a legitimate one by using a nearly identical SSID (network name). In a hotel, an attacker might create SSIDs like 'HotelWifi' and 'Hotel_Wifi' to confuse users into connecting to the…

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AEvil twin
BImpersonation
CInsider threat
DWhaling

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A
83% (25)
B
3% (1)
C
10% (3)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

An evil twin attack involves an attacker setting up a rogue wireless access point that mimics a legitimate one by using a nearly identical SSID (network name). In a hotel, an attacker might create SSIDs like 'HotelWifi' and 'Hotel_Wifi' to confuse users into connecting to the malicious network, allowing the attacker to intercept traffic (man-in-the-middle). Impersonation (B) typically involves pretending to be a person, not a network. Insider threat (C) involves a malicious employee. Whaling (D) is a phishing attack targeting high-profile executives.

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#Evil twin#Social engineering#Wi-Fi security#Network attacks

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