A Chief Information Officer receives an email stating a database will be encrypted within 24 hours unless a payment of $20,000 is credited to the account mentioned In the email.

A Chief Information Officer receives an email stating a database will be encrypted within 24 hours unless a payment of $20,000 is credited to the account mentioned In the email.

This BEST describes a scenario related to:
A . whaling.
B. smishing.
C. spear phishing
D. vishing

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Answer: C

Explanation:

The scenario of receiving an email stating a database will be encrypted unless a payment is made is an example of spear phishing.