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PT0-001 Question #112: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Spear phishing attack. The Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) provides a framework for automating the social engineering process, including sending spear phishing messages, hosting fake websites, and collecting credentials. Social engineering plays an important role in many attacks. SET is a menu-driven soc

Question

An attacker uses SET to make a copy of a company's cloud-hosted web mail portal and sends an email in hopes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) logs in to obtain the CEO's login credentials. Which of the following types of attacks is this an example of?

Options

  • AElicitation attack
  • BImpersonation attack
  • CSpear phishing attack
  • DDrive-by download attack

Explanation

The Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) provides a framework for automating the social engineering process, including sending spear phishing messages, hosting fake websites, and collecting credentials. Social engineering plays an important role in many attacks. SET is a menu-driven social engineering attack system. In this scenario, the penetration tester is attempting a spear phishing attack.

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