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Eccouncil ECSS Exam - Topic 3 Question 31 Discussion

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?
A) Salami attack
B) Web jacking
C) Web defacement
D) Data diddling

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?

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

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Glory
8 months ago
It's a form of data diddling too, right?
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Rozella
9 months ago
This is just plain wrong, he should be fired!
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Felicia
9 months ago
Wait, can he really get away with that? Seems risky!
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Glenna
9 months ago
Totally agree, it's sneaky but effective.
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Catarina
9 months ago
That's definitely a salami attack!
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Jesusa
9 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
9 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
9 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
9 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
9 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
10 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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