Discuss EC-Council ECSS Exam Topic 1 Question 33

Which of the following statements explains the dumpster diving hacking technique?

AThis is an information gathering technique in which the attacker runs a software program to automatically call thousands of telephone numbers to find out a victim who has attached a modem to the Internet.

BThis is an information gathering technique in which an attacker rummages through all the discarded waste-papers in the victim's trash.

CThis is an information gathering technique in which the attacker calls the help center of the organization and asks someone to reset a password.

DThis is an information gathering technique in which the attacker injects a Trojan in the victim's computer.

Suggested Answer: B

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17 comments · newest first

Eulah 11 months ago

B is correct, but it's surprising how many people overlook it!

Kelvin 11 months ago

Wait, are people really diving into dumpsters for info? Sounds wild!

Elly 11 months ago

Nah, C is the way to go!

Helga 11 months ago

I thought it was A at first, but B makes more sense.

James 12 months ago

Definitely B, it's all about the trash!

Nikita 12 months ago

I'm a bit stumped on this one. The dumpster diving option sounds right, but I want to double-check the other choices just to be sure. I don't want to rush into an answer and get it wrong.

Carlota 12 months ago

Okay, let me break this down. Dumpster diving is when you rummage through someone's trash to find information, so that has to be the right answer here. The other options don't really match the description of the technique.

Raylene 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. The options seem a bit confusing - I'll have to think it through carefully. Dumpster diving could be the right answer, but I want to make sure I understand the other options as well.

Timothy 1 year ago

This question seems straightforward - the dumpster diving technique involves going through the victim's trash to gather information. I'm pretty confident I can identify the correct answer.

Kenny 1 year ago

I thought dumpster diving was more about digital methods, but now I’m confused. I guess I’ll go with B since it matches what I studied.

Herminia 1 year ago

I practiced a similar question, and I recall that dumpster diving specifically involves looking through waste. So, B seems correct, but I’m a bit hesitant.

Hyun 1 year ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I remember something about attackers gathering information from discarded materials. That sounds like B too, right?

Elliott 1 year ago

I think dumpster diving is about physically searching through trash for sensitive info, so I’m leaning towards option B.

Jeniffer 1 year ago

This is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure what the root cause could be, but I'll methodically go through the options and try to eliminate the less likely ones. Gotta stay calm and focused on this exam.

Odette 1 year ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording of the options. Are they all referring to the same type of scan log file, or are they talking about different types of logs? I'll need to read through the options more carefully.

Selma 1 year ago

I think I practiced a similar question, and I recall that data integrity is often a concern with manual systems, so maybe that's something to consider.

Lawana 1 year ago

This seems straightforward - I'd go with option A to assess the residual risk after the mitigations were applied.

EC-Council ECSS Exam - Topic 1 Question 33 Discussion