An attacker is launching a reflected DDoS attack in which the response traffic is made up of packets that are much larger than those that the attacker initially sent. Which type of attack is this?
- downgrade
- amplification
- on-path
- DNS cache poisoning
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Explanation & Hint: An amplification attack is a form of reflected DoS attack in which the response traffic (sent by the unwitting participant) is made up of packets much larger than those initially sent by the attacker (spoofing the victim). The result is that the victim machine gets flooded by large packets for which it never actually issued queries, causing a denial of services. |