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Question
You are a security analyst for Berber Consulting Group. She is currently working on a contract for a small accounting firm in Florida. They have given her permission to perform social engineering against the HR department to try and to obtain privileged data (good). Julia calls the main number for the accounting firm and talks to the receptionist. Julia says that she is an IT technician from the company's main office in Iowa. Julia states that the company's accounting software has an error and needs to be patched by tomorrow. Due to having Bill Hammond, the CEO of the company, requested this information. After hearing the name of the CEO, the receptionist gave Julia all the information she asked for. Which social engineering did Julia use?
Options
- AReciprocation
- BFriendship/Liking
- CSocial Validation
- DScarcity
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