Anne, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has reported that she is getting multiple telephone calls from someone claiming to be from the helpdesk. The caller is asking to verify her network authentication credentials because her computer is broadcasting across the network.
This is MOST likely which of the following types of attacks?
A. Vishing
B. Impersonation
C. Spim
D. Scareware
The answer is A.
Vishing – is a type of an attack using phone
Impersonation – is not a type of attack but a social engineering technique
A Vishing – BUT – the caller is IMPERSONATING a helpdesk technician, so possibly B. A hard call on this one.