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SY0-701 Question #118: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

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 account

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

Question

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

Options

  • 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

Explanation

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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