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Attacks and exploits
Question
An email sent from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) states a wire transfer is needed to pay a new vendor. Neither is aware of the vendor, and the CEO denies ever sending the email. Which of the following types of motivation was used in this attack?
Options
- APrinciple of fear
- BPrinciple of authority
- CPrinciple of scarcity
- DPrinciple of likeness
- EPrinciple of social proof
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Topics
#social engineering#authority principle#BEC#spear phishing