a. How did the attackers gain access to Targets network? 1) The Target attackers probably first broke
Question:
a. How did the attackers gain access to Target’s network?
1) The Target attackers probably first broke into Target using the credentials of a(n) _______.
a. Low-level Target employee
b. Target IT employee
c. Target security employee
d. Employee in a firm outside Target
b. List the internal Target servers the attackers compromised.
c. How did the attackers exfiltrate the card data?
1c.) How did the Target attackers get their stolen information out of Target?
a. Directly from the POS terminals
b. From the vendor service server
c. From the POS software download server
d. None of the above
d. List the criminal groups, beside the main attackers, who were involved in the overall process.
1d.) The Target attackers sold their stolen card information to _______.
a. Crime ware shops
b. Card shops
c. Card counterfeiters
d. All of the above
e. What benefit did the attackers seek to obtain from their actions?
f. Critique (positively or negatively) the fact that Target knew that fraud was already occurring with the stolen card data but did not reveal this when it announced the breach.
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Business Data Networks and Security
ISBN: 978-0134817125
11th Edition
Authors: Raymond R. Panko, Julia L. Panko