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412-79V8 · Question #148

ARP spoofing is a technique whereby an attacker sends fake ("spoofed") Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) messages onto a Local Area Network. Generally, the aim is to associate the attacker's MAC…

The correct answer is D. Session Hijacking. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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ARP spoofing is a technique whereby an attacker sends fake ("spoofed") Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) messages onto a Local Area Network. Generally, the aim is to associate the attacker's MAC address with the IP address of another host (such as the default gateway), causing any traffic meant for that IP address to be sent to the attacker instead. ARP spoofing attack is used as an opening for other attacks. What type of attack would you launch after successfully deploying ARP spoofing?

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  • AParameter Filtering
  • BSocial Engineering
  • CInput Validation
  • DSession Hijacking

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