Question

An attacker attempting to break into a facility pulls the fire alarm to distract the security guard manning an entry point. Which type of social engineering attack is the attacker using?

Answer 1

Answer:

'Urgency' is the name of this type of social engineering attack.

Explanation:

Social engineering attack describes a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.

In 'Urgency attacks', the attacker uses some sort of emergency or urgent situation to get someone/people to do what they want or divulge a piece of information.

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