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JK0-802 · Question #67
A user, Ann, receives a call from Joe who states that he is brand new in the help desk. Joe states that he needs to update Ann's email client to prevent corruption. At Joe's request, Ann discloses…
The correct answer is A. Social engineering. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A user, Ann, receives a call from Joe who states that he is brand new in the help desk. Joe states that he needs to update Ann's email client to prevent corruption. At Joe's request, Ann discloses her user name and password. She later discovers that Joe is not a member of the help desk. Which of the following has occurred?
Options
- ASocial engineering
- BPhishing
- CSpear phishing
- DHijacking
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A76% (22)
- B3% (1)
- C14% (4)
- D7% (2)
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