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Sandra, a hacker, targeted Johana, a software professional, to steal her banking details. She started sending frequent, random pop-up messages with malicious links to her social media page. Johana accidentally clicked on a link, causing a malicious program to get installed in her system. Subsequently, when Johana attempted to access her banking website, the URL directed her to a malicious website controlled by Sandra. Johana entered her banking credentials on the fake website, which Sandra then captured.

Identify the type of attack performed by Sandra on Johana.

A.

Shoulder surfing

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A.

Shoulder surfing

B.

Pharming

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B.

Pharming

C.

Tailgating

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C.

Tailgating

D.

Dumpster diving

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D.

Dumpster diving

Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

The attack performed by Sandra on Johana is known aspharming. Pharming is a type of social engineering cyberattack where criminals redirect internet users trying to reach a specific website to a different, fake site. These ''spoofed'' sites aim to capture a victim's personally identifiable information (PII) and login credentials, such as passwords, social security numbers, and account numbers.In Johana's case, Sandra manipulated the URL to direct her to a malicious website where she entered her banking credentials, which Sandra then captured1.

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asked 24/10/2024
Peter Unterasinger
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