Jack is fooled by a person who introduces himself as new IT staff in his organization. On the person's request, Jack reveals the web server login details. Later he comes to know that the person was a fraud and confidential data has been stolen from the web server. What kind of attack has Jack encountered?
A)Man in the middle
B)Eavesdropping
C)Smurf
D)Social Engineering

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Jack has encountered a Social Engineering attack.
Key Takeaway: Social Engineering is the act of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud, the term typically applies to trickery or deception for the purpose of information gathering or computer system access. In most cases, the attacker never comes face-to-face with the victim. Man in the middle, Eavesdropping, and Smurf attacks are more technical ways of hacking a network or a system.

Jack Is Fooled by a Person Who Introduces Himself as New