ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Financial systems and technology
A finance department receives an email that appears to come from the company's bank, asking staff to click a link and enter their online banking login details to avoid account suspension. Which type of cyber attack does this describe?
This is phishing. The attacker sends a fraudulent email that looks like it comes from the bank and tricks staff into revealing login details. It relies on deception of people rather than overloading systems, guessing passwords or gaining physical access to premises.
- APhishingCorrect
- BDenial of service
- CBrute force password cracking
- DTailgating
Explanation
Phishing uses fraudulent messages that imitate trusted organisations to trick people into disclosing credentials. A denial of service attack floods a system to make it unavailable, and brute force attacks guess passwords repeatedly. Tailgating is physical unauthorised entry behind an authorised person.
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