Joe, a new employee, discovered a thumb drive with the company’s logo on it while walking in the parking lot. Joe was curious as to the contents of the drive and placed it into his work computer. Shortly after accessing the contents, he noticed the machine was running slower, started to reboot, and displayed new icons on the screen.
Which of the following types of attacks occurred?
A . Social engineering
B . Brute force attack
C . MITM
D . DoS
Answer: A