Question

Which of the following it was incorrect for Target company attack?
A)It is an example of server-side attack

B)More than 140 million credit card information was stolen in the attack

C)The attack happened in 2011

D)None of the above

Answer 1

‘The attack happened in 2011’ is an incorrect statement for Target company attack.  

Option: C

Explanation:

• This attack had been taken place in the year 2013. More than 100-140 million individuals got affected due to this attack.  

• The information compromised in the attack is names, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card details, account data, and so on.  

• The most valuable data has been compromised by the hackers during this attack. Especially, the credit and debit card account details have been stolen.  

• It has been considered as one of the worst attacks in the cyber security.