Networks are vulnerable to an attack which occurs due to overextension of bandwidth, bottlenecks, network data interception, etc. Which of the following network attacks refers to a process in which…

The correct answer is A. IP address spoofing. IP address spoofing is the technique where an attacker forges the source IP address in packet headers to impersonate another host or appear as a trusted entity. This makes it difficult to trace the true origin of the attack. A Man-in-the-Middle attack involves intercepting…

Submitted by devops_kid· Apr 18, 2026Network Forensics

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Networks are vulnerable to an attack which occurs due to overextension of bandwidth, bottlenecks, network data interception, etc. Which of the following network attacks refers to a process in which an attacker changes his or her IP address so that he or she appears to be someone else?

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AIP address spoofing
BMan-in-the-middle attack
CDenial of Service attack
DSession sniffing

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A
92% (24)
B
4% (1)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

IP address spoofing is the technique where an attacker forges the source IP address in packet headers to impersonate another host or appear as a trusted entity. This makes it difficult to trace the true origin of the attack. A Man-in-the-Middle attack involves intercepting communications between two parties; a Denial of Service attack overwhelms a target with traffic; session sniffing involves capturing session tokens from network traffic - none of these specifically involve changing the attacker's IP address.

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#IP Spoofing#Network Attacks#Impersonation#Network Security

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