Ethical Hacking Essentials Practice Test

What describes a circumstance where a perpetrator hides information within innocuous content to share with competitors?

1. Steganography

2. Disgruntled employee

3. Synthetic Identity Theft

4. Financial Identity Theft

The correct answer is: Steganography

The correct answer is steganography, which is the practice of hiding information within other, seemingly innocuous content. This technique allows a perpetrator to conceal data in a manner that does not raise suspicion—for instance, by embedding it in images, audio files, or other digital formats that appear harmless. By doing so, the individual can share sensitive information discreetly, often with the intent of giving competitors a strategic advantage or causing harm to the original organization. The other options refer to different scenarios. A disgruntled employee may leak sensitive information due to personal grievances but does not specifically involve the concealment of information. Synthetic identity theft involves creating a fake identity using a combination of real and fabricated information, while financial identity theft refers to the unauthorized use of someone else's financial information to commit fraud. These concepts do not encompass the idea of hiding information in benign content as steganography does.