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Exam SY0-601 topic 1 question 303 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's SY0-601
Question #: 303
Topic #: 1
[All SY0-601 Questions]

Joe, an employee, receives an email stating he won the lottery. The email includes a link that requests a name, mobile phone number, address, and date of birth be provided to confirm Joe’s identity before sending him the prize. Which of the following BEST describes this type of email?

  • A. Spear phishing
  • B. Whaling
  • C. Phishing
  • D. Vishing
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

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rline63
Highly Voted 8 months, 2 weeks ago
"Trust me, you won the lottery but we don't even know who you are. Just send me your personal info please."
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Gabuu
Most Recent 2 months, 1 week ago
Correct answer is C
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Sosa300
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Why isn't this spear if the one employee directly received the email?
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NetworkTester1235
1 month ago
It's supposed to throw you off
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Sosa300
3 months, 2 weeks ago
wondering the same thing
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Debby23
3 months, 1 week ago
Spear phishing targets a specific group of people. SP-SP Specific &spear
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je123
9 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: C
C. Phishing Phishing is a type of cyberattack where the attacker sends a fraudulent email, message, or communication to individuals in order to trick them into revealing sensitive information, such as personal details, passwords, or financial information. In this scenario, the email claiming that Joe won the lottery and requesting personal information is an example of phishing. The attacker is attempting to deceive Joe into providing his personal information under false pretenses.
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ApplebeesWaiter1122
11 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: C
Phishing is a fraudulent practice where attackers attempt to deceive individuals into revealing sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, financial details, or personal information by impersonating a trustworthy entity. In this case, the email claiming that Joe won the lottery and requesting personal information is an attempt to trick him into providing sensitive data.
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seagnull
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: C
"The email includes a link that requests a name, mobile phone number, address, and date of birth" its way to vague for it to be spear phishing. If it was a spear phishing, then the attacker should already know his name and Joe just need to fill out mobile phone number, address, and date of birth
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sauna28
1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: C
Id go for C, a common Phising because, SPEAR PHISHING IS TARGETING VERY SPECIFIC PERSON/ GROUP OF PEOPLE
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JSOG
1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: C
this is just a common phishing by method of elimination
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