a companys accounting department receives an urgent payment message from the companys bank domain with…
a companys accounting department receives an urgent payment message from the companys bank domain with instructions to wire transfer funds. the sender requests that the transfer be completed as soon as possible. which of the following attacks is described?\na business email compromise\nb vishing\nc spear phishing\nd impersonation
Answer
Brief Explanations:
Business email compromise involves an attacker impersonating a trusted entity (like a bank in this case) to trick a company into wire - transferring funds. Vishing is voice - based phishing, spear phishing is targeted phishing but usually not specifically from a bank domain in this context of urgent payment, and impersonation is a more general term. Here, the specific attack type is business email compromise.
Answer:
A. Business email compromise