Phishing 2.2 Flashcards
1
Q
[…] tricks users into giving information by using elaborate fake emails, texts, etc
Social engineering by spoofing
A
Phishing
2
Q
When an attacker modifies the url of a website in hopes of tricking someone, it’s called […]
A
Typosquatting
3
Q
When an attacker is straight up lying to someone to try to gain information, it’s called […]
Ex:
“Hi, we’re calling from Visa regarding blah blah blah”
A
Pretexting
4
Q
An attacker impersonating someone over the phone is called […]
A
Vishing (Voice Phishing)
5
Q
An attacker impersonating someone over SMS messaging is called […]
A
Smishing (SMS Phishing)
