Question

1. A requested task is subject to be reported when:

Answer 1

Answer:

When it ask for workers' financial or personal information such as password, social security number, credit card details, one-time-password (OTP) code, etc.

Explanation:

There are various tasks such as captcha authentication, surveys, article writing, product marketing, categorizing images, etc., that can be completed over the internet or websites by outsourcing it to third-party services or individuals.

Basically, this task are posted online or made available to specific experts (workers) who are saddled with the responsibility of completing the task at a specified period of time and for a particular fee depending on the arrangement between both parties.

However, a requested task is subject to be reported when it ask for workers' financial or personal information such as password, social security number, credit card details, one-time-password (OTP) code, date of birth, etc.

Generally, this type of cyber attack is simply known as baiting in social engineering.

Social engineering can be defined as a manipulative strategy or technique that involves the use of deceptive and malicious activities on unsuspecting victims in order to gain unauthorized access to their confidential or private information for fraud-related purposes. Some examples of social engineering are quid pro quo, phishing, baiting, tailgating etc.