Which of the following network attacks refers to sending huge volumes of email to an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted so as to ca

The correct answer is D. Mail bombing. Mail bombing is a denial-of-service (DoS) attack that involves sending an extremely large volume of email messages to a target address, with the goal of overwhelming the recipient's mailbox or crashing the email server. Email spamming involves sending unsolicited bulk emails for

Submitted by skyler.x· Apr 18, 2026Network Forensics

Question

Which of the following network attacks refers to sending huge volumes of email to an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted so as to cause a denial-of-service attack?

Options

AEmail spamming
BPhishing
CEmail spoofing
DMail bombing

How the community answered

(37 responses)

A
3% (1)
B
3% (1)
C
8% (3)
D
86% (32)

Explanation

Mail bombing is a denial-of-service (DoS) attack that involves sending an extremely large volume of email messages to a target address, with the goal of overwhelming the recipient's mailbox or crashing the email server. Email spamming involves sending unsolicited bulk emails for advertising or malicious purposes but is not specifically aimed at overwhelming a single target to cause DoS. Phishing uses deceptive emails to trick users into revealing credentials. Email spoofing forges the sender's address to make an email appear to come from a trusted source.

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#Network Attacks#Denial of Service#Mail Bombing#Email Security

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