Question

Arianna found a flash drive lying on the pavement of a mall parking lot. She asked around but could not find the owner. She decided to keep it and plugged it into her laptop, only to find a photo folder. Feeling curious, Arianna opened a few photos before formatting the flash drive for her own use. Afterwards, Arianna noticed that her laptop camera was active. What type of attack is described in this scenario?

a. access attack
b. denial of service (DoS) attack
c. malware attack
d. reconnaissance attack

Answer 1

In the described scenario, Arianna faced a c)malware attack evidenced by the unauthorized activation of her laptop camera after connecting a found flash drive.

Step-by-step explanation:

The scenario described involves a malware attack. This is evident from the fact that, after Arianna plugged the found flash drive into her laptop and accessed files, her laptop camera became active without her knowledge or consent. It is likely that the flash drive contained malware programmed to execute once the drive was connected to a computer. This malware might have the capability to compromise the system's security and allow an attacker to remotely activate the laptop's camera.