Eccouncil ECSS Exam - Topic 3 Question 31 Discussion

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Question #: 31
Topic #: 3

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Sam, a bank employee, develops a program and uploads it to the bank's server. He deducts $1 a month from the account of every customer using the program. Probably no account holder will notice this type of illegal debit, but Sam will make a good amount of money every month. Which of the following types of cybercrime is Sam performing?

ASalami attack

BWeb jacking

CWeb defacement

DData diddling

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by Earleen at May 06, 2022, 07:59 PM

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Glory

4 months ago

It's a form of data diddling too, right?

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Rozella

4 months ago

This is just plain wrong, he should be fired!

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Felicia

4 months ago

Wait, can he really get away with that? Seems risky!

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Glenna

4 months ago

Totally agree, it's sneaky but effective.

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Catarina

5 months ago

That's definitely a salami attack!

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Jesusa

5 months ago

I studied salami attacks recently, and they definitely fit this scenario. It’s all about taking small amounts that go unnoticed!

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Von

5 months ago

I feel like this is definitely not web defacement, but I can't recall the exact definition of data diddling.

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Francoise

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember a practice question about web jacking that involved unauthorized access. This seems different, though.

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Casie

5 months ago

I think this might be a salami attack since it involves small amounts being taken from many accounts without detection.

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Willow

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know Android has a backup service, but I can't quite recall where it's registered. I'll have to think this through step-by-step.

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Rosenda

5 months ago

Okay, let me see. Since the question mentions "transactional messages", that rules out User-Initiated Email. And "Test Send" doesn't sound right for an actual order confirmation. I'm leaning towards Triggered Email, since that seems to fit the automated nature of order confirmations.

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