Which of the following scenarios describes a possible business email compromise attack?

The correct answer is C. A service desk employee receives an email from the HR director asking for log-in credentials. In a BEC attack, the attacker typically impersonates a high-ranking executive or authority figure within the organization and requests sensitive information or actions from employees. In this case, the HR director is requesting log-in credentials for a cloud administrator…

Submitted by tunde_lagos· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

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AAn employee receives a gift card request in an email that has an executive's name in the
BEmployees who open an email attachment receive messages demanding payment in order to
CA service desk employee receives an email from the HR director asking for log-in credentials
DAn employee receives an email with a link to a phishing site that is designed to look like the

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In a BEC attack, the attacker typically impersonates a high-ranking executive or authority figure within the organization and requests sensitive information or actions from employees. In this case, the HR director is requesting log-in credentials for a cloud administrator account, which is a classic example of BEC where the attacker seeks to gain access to privileged accounts through

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