CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — Question 7
An employee clicked a link in an email from a payment website that asked the employee to update contact information. The employee entered the log-in information but received a “page not found” error message. Which of the following types of social engineering attacks occurred?
Answer options
- A. Brand impersonation
- B. Pretexting
- C. Typosquatting
- D. Phishing
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is D, Phishing, as the employee was tricked into providing login information through a fraudulent email link. The other options are not accurate in this context; Brand impersonation involves mimicking a legitimate brand, Pretexting involves creating a fabricated scenario to obtain information, and Typosquatting exploits misspelled URLs, none of which fit the scenario described.