Which type of social engineering attack involves tricking an employee into providing sensitive information by pretending to be a trusted authority figure?
Impersonation
Shoulder surfing
Tailgating
Phishing
Impersonation is a social engineering attack where the attacker assumes the identity of someone in authority or a trusted individual to deceive targets into divulging confidential information. Other options like phishing, tailgating, and shoulder surfing involve different tactics: phishing uses deceptive emails or messages, tailgating involves following someone into restricted areas, and shoulder surfing involves looking over someone's shoulder to see sensitive information.
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