ECSA v10: EC-Council Certified Security Analyst v10

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VerifiedSocial Engineering Penetration Testing Methodology

Adam found a pen drive in his company’s parking lot and connected it to his system to inspect its contents. The following day, he discovered that someone had logged in to his company email account and sent emails. Which type of social-engineering attack did Adam encounter?

Explanation

Media dropping uses deliberately placed removable media, such as a USB drive, to entice a person to connect it to a system. The device can then deliver malware or facilitate credential compromise and unauthorized account access.

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