220-1202: CompTIA A+ Core 2 (V15) Certification ExamDemo

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QuestionQ8

Security

A secretary receives an email that appears to be from the company’s chief executive officer, requesting that a vendor be paid immediately. After the payment is completed, the chief executive officer tells the secretary they did not send the email. Which social-engineering tactic best describes this attack?

  • A Evil twin
  • B Impersonation
  • C Whaling
  • D Spear phishing
Explanation

Impersonation is the act of posing as a trusted person or authority to persuade a victim to take an action. The attacker falsely represented themself as the chief executive officer to cause an unauthorized vendor payment.

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