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Rohan, a hacker, emails thousands of people a message that appears to come from a well-known Indian bank and asks them to enter their net-banking passwords on a look-alike website. Which cyber threat does this describe?

This is phishing. The attacker impersonates a trusted bank through emails and a look-alike website to trick people into disclosing passwords. It differs from denial-of-service, ransomware and salami attacks, which respectively block access, encrypt data for ransom, or skim tiny sums.

  1. APhishingCorrect
  2. BDenial-of-service attack
  3. CRansomware
  4. DSalami attack

Explanation

Phishing uses deceptive messages and fake websites to trick users into revealing credentials. A denial-of-service attack floods a system to block access. Ransomware encrypts data and demands payment. A salami attack skims tiny amounts of money unnoticed. None of these others involves a fake site collecting passwords.

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