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CAS-005 · Question #162
While investigating an email server that crashed, an analyst reviews the following log files: Which of the following is most likely the root cause?
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Submitted by chen.hong· Mar 6, 2026Security Operations
Question
While investigating an email server that crashed, an analyst reviews the following log files:
Which of the following is most likely the root cause?
Exhibits
Options
- AThe administrator's account credentials were intercepted and reused.
- BThe backup process did not complete and caused cascading failure.
- CA hardware failure in the storage array caused the mailboxes to be inaccessible.
- DA user with low privileges was able to escalate and erase all mailboxes.
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