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Submitted by omar99· Mar 5, 2026Security Operations
Question
A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack was carried out using malware called Mirai to create a large-scale command and control system to launch a botnet. Which of the following devices were the PRIMARY sources used to generate the attack traffic?
Options
- AInternet of Things (IoT) devices
- BMicrosoft Windows hosts
- CWeb servers running open source operating systems (OS)
- DMobile devices running Android
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#DDoS#botnet#Mirai#IoT security