Exam SY0-701 Topic 2 Question 356 Discussion
Actual exam question for CompTIA's SY0-701 exam
Question #: 356
Topic #: 2
Question #: 356
Topic #: 2
A security analyst discovers that a large number of employee credentials had been stolen and were being sold on the dark web. The analyst investigates and discovers that some hourly employee credentials were compromised, but salaried employee credentials were not affected.
Most employees clocked in and out while they were Inside the building using one of the kiosks connected to the network. However, some clocked out and recorded their time after leaving to go home. Only those who clocked in and out while Inside the building had credentials stolen. Each of the kiosks are on different floors, and there are multiple routers, since the business segments environments for certain business functions.
Hourly employees are required to use a website called acmetimekeeping.com to clock in and out.
This website is accessible from the internet. Which of the following Is the most likely reason for this compromise?
Most employees clocked in and out while they were Inside the building using one of the kiosks connected to the network. However, some clocked out and recorded their time after leaving to go home. Only those who clocked in and out while Inside the building had credentials stolen. Each of the kiosks are on different floors, and there are multiple routers, since the business segments environments for certain business functions.
Hourly employees are required to use a website called acmetimekeeping.com to clock in and out.
This website is accessible from the internet. Which of the following Is the most likely reason for this compromise?
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The scenario suggests that only the employees who used the kiosks inside the building had their credentials compromised. Since the time-keeping website is accessible from the internet, it is possible that a malicious actor exploited an unpatched vulnerability in the site, allowing them to inject malicious code that captured the credentials of those who logged in from the kiosks. This is a common attack vector for stealing credentials from web applications.
by Tiffany at Mar 08, 2026, 01:21 PM
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