Multiple Choice
Recently several employees were victims of a phishing email that appeared to originate from the company president. The email claimed the employees would be disciplined if they did not click on a malicious link in the message. Which of the following principles of social engineering made this attack successful?
A) Authority
B) Spamming
C) Social proof
D) Scarcity
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