Recon with WHOIS Quiz

What is the purpose of the WHOIS tool?

• To secure online transactions

• To encrypt communications

• To be used for Recon and Doxing

• To protect personal data

What is "Swatting"?

• Making a prank call to someone's parent for a non-existent threat.

• Falsely reporting a serious crime like a hostage situation to bring SWAT to someone's location.

• Sending an anonymous tip to law enforcement about a minor disturbance.

• Reporting a fake fire to emergency services.

What are common motives for swatting?

• Revenge for romantic rejection.

• Gamers trying to get an advantage over others.

• A practical joke among friends.

• Extortion for unique social media handles.

What is Doxing?

• The process of collecting data through hacking.

• Using an individual's personal information for malicious purposes.

• A method of securing personal data online.

• The legal use of personal information for verification purposes.

Which of the following is NOT a typical weaponized piece of personally identifiable information (PII) in Doxing?

• Social Security number

• Credit report

• Email password

• Address

In doing a WHOIS lookup, you find the website admin's name and email address. What can you now do?

• Enhancing website security

• Conducting a phishing attack

• Promoting the website

• Improving user interface design

Which of the following is the correct format of a URL?

• protocol://yourdomainname.TLD/pagepath

• yourdomainname://protocol.TLD

• TLD://protocol/yourdomainname

• yourdomainname.protocol://TLD

What information do you NOT need to provide to the registrar when setting up a domain?

• Your social security number

• Your unique IP address and Domain Name

• Email & Phone

• Street Address

What does the registrar do with your domain data?

• Keeps it confidential and does not share it

• Submits it to the Whois and DNS databases

• Sells it to other companies

• Uses it to create email accounts

What is the Whois database primarily used for?

• Storing private internet browsing data

• Identifying the owners of domain names and their contact information

• Hosting websites and online services

• Encrypting online communications