Threat Actors and Motivations SY0-701 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   Which tactic is commonly associated with organized crime in cybersecurity?

   • AWebsite defacement for propaganda
   • BRansomware attacks
   • CExploiting systems for personal notoriety
   • DLong-term espionage for government
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which method is commonly used by hacktivists to promote their cause?

   • AZero-day exploit development
   • BRansomware deployment for profit
   • CLong-term espionage
   • DWebsite defacement
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4. 23foundation · easy

   What primarily motivates a hacktivist?

   • AFinancial gain from ransomware
   • BEspionage for a foreign government
   • CPolitical or social causes
   • DPersonal amusement and challenge
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5. 24foundation · easy

   Which scenario best describes an insider threat?

   • AA disgruntled employee stealing sensitive data before leaving the company
   • BA hacktivist defacing the company website
   • CAn external hacker exploiting a firewall vulnerability
   • DA competitor conducting corporate espionage via phishing
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6. 25expert · hard

   A group of hacktivists defaces a government website and publishes a database of personal information of government officials. The group claims the attack is in response to a new surveillance law. The data was obtained through a vulnerability in a public-facing portal. The group has a history of similar attacks against government targets. Which threat actor profile best matches this activity?

   • AHacktivist group
   • BOrganized crime group
   • CUnskilled attacker
   • DNation-state actor
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