Question

_________ involves scams where an individual (usually an attacker) lie to a person (the target victim) to acquire privilege data.

(a) Phishing

(b) Pretexting

(c) Spamming

(d) Vishing

Answer 1

Right option is (b) Pretexting

Easiest explanation: In the pretexting technique of social engineering, the attacker pretends in need of legitimate information from the victim for confirming his/her identity.