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SY0-501 · Question #111

Anne, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has reported that she is getting multiple telephone calls from someone claiming to be from the helpdesk. The caller is asking to verify her network authenticat

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Submitted by lucia.co· Mar 4, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

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Anne, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has reported that she is getting multiple telephone calls from someone claiming to be from the helpdesk. The caller is asking to verify her network authentication credentials because her computer is broadcasting across the network. This is MOST likely which of the following types of attacks?

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  • AVishing
  • BImpersonation
  • CSpim
  • DScareware

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#vishing#social engineering#phone-based attack#credential harvesting
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