Exam CAS-004 topic 1 question 525 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's CAS-004

Question #: 525
Topic #: 1

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 🗳️

by ServerBrain at Aug. 2, 2024, 7:56 p.m.

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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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