CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 – Question101

A DBA reports that several production server hard drives were wiped over the weekend. The DBA also reports
that several Linux servers were unavailable due to system files being deleted unexpectedly. A security analyst
verified that software was configured to delete data deliberately from those servers. No backdoors to any
servers were found. Which of the following attacks was MOST likely used to cause the data loss?


A.
Logic bomb
B. Ransomware
C. Fileless virus
D. Remote access Trojans
E. Rootkit

Correct Answer: A