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A company recently experienced a major breach. An investigation concludes that customer credit card data was stolen and exfiltrated through a dedicated business partner connection to a vendor, who is not held to the same security contral standards. Which of the following is the MOST likely source of the breach?

A.
Side channel
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A.
Side channel
B.
Supply chain
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B.
Supply chain
C.
Cryptographic downgrade
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C.
Cryptographic downgrade
D.
Malware
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D.
Malware
Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

A supply chain attack occurs when a third-party supplier or business partner is compromised, leading to an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the targeted organization's network. In this scenario, the dedicated business partner connection to a vendor was used to exfiltrate customer credit card data, indicating that the vendor's network was breached and used as a supply chain attack vector.

asked 02/10/2024
Juli Santo
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