Cybersecurity Attacks - Quiz

Question 1

2017 – Target breach: How could the attack have been mitigated (Multiple Choice)

Accepted Answer

Zero Trust, MFA

Question 2

Who was the attacker(s)? 2014 – Sony Pictures Entertainment:

Accepted Answer

Hacktivism

Question 3

CryptoLocker:

Accepted Answer

Extortion

Question 4

2017 – Target breach: The method that the attackers used to get access to Target’s Point of Sale (PoS)

Accepted Answer

Malware-laced email phishing attack

Question 5

Who was the attacker(s)? 2015 – Ashley Madison:

Accepted Answer

Hacktivism

Question 6

2017 – Target breach: How may credit cards accounts where exposed

Accepted Answer

41 million

Question 7

In computer security, this describes a non-technical kind of intrusion that relies heavily on human interaction

Accepted Answer

Social engineering

Question 8

Who was the attacker(s)? 2016 – Democratic National Committee:

Accepted Answer

State-sponsored

Question 9

You got an interesting but suspicious email from a company. The message said that “you’ve won"

Accepted Answer

Phishing

Question 10

Who was the attacker(s)? 2013´s Yahoo Hack

Accepted Answer

State-sponsored

Question 11

From what country was the convicted hacker of the 2017 – Target breach:

Accepted Answer

Latvian Hacker

Question 12

Who was the attacker(s)? Bangladesh Bank’s (Swift Network), Bank of Chile’s ATM network

Accepted Answer

State-sponsored

Question 13

What is tailgating?

Accepted Answer

Going behind somebody through door, Peeking at the card PIN code

Question 14

Who was the attacker(s)? Stuxnet

Accepted Answer

State-sponsored

Question 15

Who was the attacker(s)? 2017 – Equifax:

Accepted Answer

State-sponsored

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