Jane, an individual, has recently been calling various financial offices pretending to be another person to gain financial information. Which of the following attacks is being described?

The correct answer is D. Vishing. Vishing (Voice Phishing) is a social engineering attack conducted over the phone (voice calls), where the attacker impersonates a trusted individual or authority to manipulate victims into revealing sensitive information. Jane is calling and pretending to be someone else to…

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APhishing
BTailgating
CPharming
DVishing

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B
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C
4% (1)
D
91% (21)

Explanation

Vishing (Voice Phishing) is a social engineering attack conducted over the phone (voice calls), where the attacker impersonates a trusted individual or authority to manipulate victims into revealing sensitive information. Jane is calling and pretending to be someone else to extract financial data - this is the textbook definition of vishing. Phishing (A) uses deceptive emails, not phone calls. Tailgating (B) is a physical security attack where someone follows an authorized person through a secured door. Pharming (C) redirects users from legitimate websites to fraudulent ones by poisoning DNS or manipulating hosts files - it is a technical, not voice-based, attack.

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