An attacker spoofs source addresses to flood a service until it cannot…

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An attacker spoofs source addresses to flood a service until it cannot answer real users. That is a:

Accepted Answer

C. Denial of service attack

1. Legitimate users are shut out.
2. Spoofing helps hide the source.
3. It is a denial of service attack.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Computer Science, Chapter 14, Cyber Resources Qualities and Cyber Computing Governance._

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