Recently several employees were victims of a phishing email that appeared to originate from the company president. The email claimed the employees would be disciplined if they did not click on a malicious link in the message.Which of the following principles of social engineering made this attack successful?
A. Authority
B. Spamming
C. Social proof
D. Scarcity
Answer: A. Authority
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