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Employees of a Pune logistics firm receive an email that appears to come from the company's bank, asking them to click a link and re-enter net-banking credentials. Which cyber threat does this best describe?
The scenario is phishing. The attacker impersonates a trusted bank through a deceptive email and lures employees to a fake link to capture their login credentials. Port scanning, sniffing and ransomware work differently and do not rely on tricking users into disclosing credentials.
- APhishingCorrect
- BPort scanning
- CPacket sniffing
- DRansomware
Explanation
Phishing uses deceptive messages that impersonate a trusted entity to trick users into revealing credentials. Port scanning probes open ports on hosts, sniffing captures traffic passively, and ransomware encrypts data for ransom; none of these match a fake email seeking credentials.
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