Question

An employee clicks on a link in an email from what looks like a fellow employee and is taken to a fraudulent web site which asks for personal information is an example of:

a. Click
b. Fraud
c. DDoS Attack
d. Spear
e. Phishing
f. Pharming
g. Identity Theft

Answer 1

Answer is Spear Phishing

Refer below.

Step-by-step explanation:

An employee clicks on a link in an email from what looks like a fellow employee and is taken to a fraudulent web site which asks for personal information is an example of: Spear Phishing

Answer 2

e. Phishing

Step-by-step explanation:

Phishing is a type of fraudulent or social engineering attack used to lure unsuspecting individuals to click on a link that looks like that of a genuine website and then taken to a fraudulent web site which asks for personal information.

Attackers use it to steal sensitive user data or information.