Question

Jane receives an email claiming that her bank account information has been lost and that she needs to click a link to update the bank’s database. However, she doesn’t recognize the bank, because it is not one she does business with. What type of attack is she being presented with?

Answer 1

Answer:

Phishing

Explanation:

Phishing is a cyber attack, in which hackers and other criminals try to gather personal data like passwords, photographs, money, access to cloud files, etc. via deceptive emails with links, sent to thousands and thousands of people.

If Jane clicks and provides her passwords, and other personal information into a form, trusting it is a legitimate bank , then She may lose all her money and have many other problems like a cloned credit card, privacy, etc.