Wrong...B
SMS to an executive is whale-phishing...email to a team is spear-phishing
https://blogs.getcertifiedgetahead.com/phishing-spear-phishing-whaling/
The correct answer is “B”. Attacks against executives via SMS is called Whaling and Smishing. A USB key drop and causing an organization to go to a water hole, is not a type of phishing attack. A Water Hole attack, can be a part of a phishing attack but is not classified as phishing on its own.
the Answer is B. Page 269 of the sybex pentest+ book "Spear phishing - is aimed at specific indivduals rather than a broader group" so when the question says specific team this meets that definition.
A is wrong as SMS phishing or "Smishing" is a different type of phishing attack also page 269.
The answer should be B, I believe the keyword here is "*specific* team" which is the best reference for spear phishing. Answer A could be smishing or whaling (smishaling?) but not a good example for spear phishing.
It can be A or B as Whaling is classified as a form of spearfishing, I think that B is still a safer option because I would hope they would have been more specific and said Whaling if thats what they wanted
B is correct. Anytime you see executive thinking whaling, not spear phishing. Furthermore, sms phishing is known as smishing. Whenever you are phishing a specific group of targets that is spear phishing by definition.
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