ACCA BT · Chapter 6 · Question 6 of 11
An employee receives an email that appears to come from the company's bank, asking them to click a link and confirm the company's online banking password. What type of cyber attack is this most likely to be?
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: D) Phishing
Explanation
Phishing uses fraudulent communications that impersonate trusted organisations to trick users into revealing credentials or other sensitive information. A denial of service attack floods a system to make it unavailable, brute force hacking repeatedly guesses passwords, and ransomware encrypts data and demands payment.
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