CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) — Question 469

An incident response analyst notices multiple emails traversing the network that target only the administrators of the company. The email contains a concealed URL that leads to an unknown website in another country. Which of the following best describes what is happening? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Beaconing
• B. Domain Name System hijacking
• C. Social engineering attack
• D. On-path attack
• E. Obfuscated links
• F. Address Resolution Protocol poisoning

Correct answer: C, E

Explanation

The correct answers are C and E. This scenario involves a social engineering attack aimed at deceiving the administrators into clicking on the obfuscated links that lead to potentially harmful sites. The other options do not accurately represent the nature of the attack described in the question.