ECSS · Question #14
John works as an Office Assistant in DataSoft Inc. He has received an e-mail from [email protected] with the following message: The DueSoft Lottery Incorporation This is to inform you that…
The correct answer is C. Phishing attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
John works as an Office Assistant in DataSoft Inc. He has received an e-mail from [email protected] with the following message:
The DueSoft Lottery Incorporation This is to inform you that you have just won a prize of $7,500.00 for this year's Annual Lottery promotion, which was organized by Msn/Yahoo Lottery in conjunction with DueSoft. We collect active online e-mails and select five people every year as our winners through an electronic balloting machine. Please reply within three days of receiving this e-mail with your full details like Name, Address, Sex, Occupation, Age, State, Telephone number, and Country to claim your prize. If John replies to this e-mail, which of the following attacks may he become vulnerable to?
Options
- ASalami attack
- BMan-in-the-Middle attack
- CPhishing attack
- DDoS attack
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A7% (4)
- B14% (8)
- C77% (43)
- D2% (1)
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