Question

Which of the following is not a social engineering attack: a. Dumpster diving b. Hacking c. Shoulder surfing d. Persuading a receptionist to give you information

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Persuading a receptionist to give you information  

Explanation:

Social engineering attack is used to describe malicious activities accomplished through human interactions, examples are; hacking, dumpster diving, shoulder surfing, phishing, whaling and piggbacking. Soliciting for information from a receptionist is not a social engineering attack.