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SY0-701 · Question #835
Which of the following is a social engineering attack in which a bad actor impersonates a web URL?
The correct answer is C. Typosquatting. Typosquatting involves registering a look-alike domain (e.g., examplе.com instead of example.com) to trick users who mistype URLs into visiting a malicious site.
Submitted by lucia.co· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
Which of the following is a social engineering attack in which a bad actor impersonates a web URL?
Options
- APretexting
- BMisinformation
- CTyposquatting
- DWatering-hole
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A5% (1)
- C91% (20)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
Typosquatting involves registering a look-alike domain (e.g., examplе.com instead of example.com) to trick users who mistype URLs into visiting a malicious site.
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