CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

An organization's critical systems suffer a sudden failure after a former employee's user account is deleted. Investigation reveals that a hidden script was set to execute upon the removal of this account, leading to the malfunction. Which type of malicious attack does this scenario represent?

  • Rootkit

  • Worm

  • Logic bomb

  • Ransomware

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701
Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigations
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