Question

Which of the following is not an example of social engineering?

(a) Dumpster diving

(b) Shoulder surfing

(c) Carding

(d) Spear phishing

This question was addressed to me in final exam.

Enquiry is from Social Engineering and Physical Hacking topic in chapter Cyber Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) Carding

The best I can explain: Carding is the method of trafficking of bank details, credit cards or other financial information over the internet. Hence it’s a fraudulent technique used by hackers and does not comes under social engineering.