Question

Which of the following is not a technique used by spanners?

(a) Spoofing the domain

(b) Sending attached virus in spams

(c) Junk tags associated with spam-emails

(d) Making important deals through such emails

The question was asked during an interview.

My query is from Attack Vectors in section Understanding Attack Vectors of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) Making important deals through such emails

Easiest explanation: Spoofing the domain, sending attached virus & junk tags associated with spam-emails are some of the techniques used by spammers. Spam is one of the popular attack techniques.