Which of These Would Be an Example of a DDoS

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of these would be an example of a DDoS attack?

• A) An extortion attempt where hackers threaten to reveal names and social security information stolen from medical records databases
• B) Overloading a popular social networking site with inbound messages in order to shut down access to the site
• C) Launching a targeted phishing campaign on a department of defense or other surveilance network.
• D) Stealing proprietary data directly from mobile phones using a distributed network of difficult-to-trace online services.
• E) Launching tough-to-track click-fraud efforts

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Cyclical Nature

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