A hacker sends an e-mail impersonating technical support to two hundred employees of a company. Four employees respond with their password, thereby allowing the hacker to access the company's internal networks. Which technique is being discussed here?
A) Sniffing
B) Crawling
C) Phishing
D) Wartrapping

Question

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This scenario describes a phishing attack, where the hacker impersonates a trusted entity (in this case technical support) in order to trick employees into divulging sensitive information such as passwords. Sniffing involves intercepting network traffic to steal information, crawling involves automated indexing of web content, and wartrapping is a technique to prevent unauthorized access to wireless networks.

A Hacker Sends an E-Mail Impersonating Technical Support to Two