Recently Several Employees Were Victims of a Phishing Email That

question 352

Multiple Choice

Recently several employees were victims of a phishing email that appeared to originate from the company president. The email claimed the employees would be disciplined if they did not click on a malicious link in the message. Which of the following principles of social engineering made this attack successful?

• A) Authority
• B) Spamming
• C) Social proof
• D) Scarcity

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