Which type of attack is social engineering?

Which type of attack is social engineering?
A . trojan
B. phishing
C. malware
D. MITM

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Answer: B

Explanation:

Phishing is a form of social engineering. Phishing attacks use email or malicious web sites to solicit personal,often financial, information. Attackers may send email seemingly from a reputable credit card company orfinancial institution that requests account information, often suggesting that there is a problem.