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An attacker controlling bots in a coordinated attack against a victim is known as a ____

A	DoS attack
B	DDoS attack
C	ICMP
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -DDoS is an acronym for distributed denial of service. A DDoS attack is a malicious attempt to make a server or a network resource unavailable to users. It is achieved by saturating a service, which results in its temporary suspension or interruption.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: A DoS attack coming from a large number of IP addresses, making it hard to manually filter or crash the traffic from such sources is known as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

Detailed explanation-3: -Botnet Actions Include: DDoS attacks: Botnets have been responsible for some of the most large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Through their sheer volume, these attacks can slow down unprotected networks and servers, and disrupt the normal functioning of websites, mobile applications, and APIs.

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