A Group of Hackers Use a Targeted Phishing Attack to Breach

question 2

Multiple Choice

A group of hackers use a targeted phishing attack to breach a company's firewalls and hack into its security system. Which of the following techniques have the hackers used?

• A) pretexting
• B) IP spoofing
• C) spear phishing
• D) phone phishing

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