Exam SY0-701 topic 1 question 543 discussion

B. Smishing Why? Smishing (SMS Phishing) is a type of social engineering attack where an attacker sends fraudulent text messages (SMS) to trick the recipient into taking action, such as resetting a password or providing sensitive information. In this case, the attacker pretends to be the CEO and tries to manipulate the systems administrator into resetting a password, which could lead to unauthorized access. Why Not the Others? A. Typosquatting – This involves creating fake websites with misspelled domain names to trick users into visiting them, not SMS-based attacks. C. Pretexting – A broader social engineering technique where the attacker creates a fabricated scenario (pretext) to obtain information, but in this case, the attack method is specifically via SMS, making it smishing. D. Impersonation – While the attacker is pretending to be the CEO, the delivery method (SMS) classifies this as smishing rather than general impersonation.