A user has just received a call from someone claiming to be from the company help desk and asking for password information to assist the user with a password reset. Company policy, however, states the help desk will not ask for password information. Which of the following has the user just experienced?
A) Logic bomb
B) Social engineering
C) Phishing
D) Insider threat

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The user has experienced social engineering, where an attacker tries to manipulate them into divulging confidential information by pretending to be a trustworthy entity.

A User Has Just Received a Call from Someone Claiming