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SY0-501 · Question #86
Recently several employees were victims of a phishing email that appeared to originate from the company president. The email claimed the employees would be disciplined if they did not click on a malic
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Submitted by lukas.cz· Mar 4, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
Recently several employees were victims of a phishing email that appeared to originate from the company president. The email claimed the employees would be disciplined if they did not click on a malicious link in the message. Which of the following principles of social engineering made this attack successful?
Options
- AAuthority
- BSpamming
- CSocial proof
- DScarcity
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#social engineering#authority principle#phishing#psychological manipulation