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Question #: 525
Topic #: 1
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An accounting team member received a voicemail message from someone who sounded like the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In the voicemail message, the caller requested a wire transfer to a bank account the organization had not used before. Which of the following best describes this type of attack?

  • A. The attacker used deepfake technology to simulate the CFO's voice.
  • B. The CFO tried to commit a form of embezzlement.
  • C. The attacker used caller ID spoofing to imitate the CFO's internal phone extension.
  • D. The attacker successfully phished someone in the accounts payable department.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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Steel16
1 week, 1 day ago
Selected Answer: A
Deepfake technology can create highly realistic audio or video imitations of a person's voice or appearance. In this case, the attacker likely used deepfake audio to convincingly mimic the CFO's voice, making the voicemail request for a wire transfer seem legitimate
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grelaman
5 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: A
There is no evidence for any of these choices that allows us to conclude that one is 100% correct, but the closest choice from my perspective is A
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