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CPEH-001 · Question #819
What is the first step for a hacker conducting a DNS cache poisoning (DNS spoofing) attack against an organization?
The correct answer is A. The attacker queries a nameserver using the DNS resolver. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
What is the first step for a hacker conducting a DNS cache poisoning (DNS spoofing) attack against an organization?
Options
- AThe attacker queries a nameserver using the DNS resolver.
- BThe attacker makes a request to the DNS resolver.
- CThe attacker forges a reply from the DNS resolver.
- DThe attacker uses TCP to poison the ONS resofver.
How the community answered
(49 responses)- A80% (39)
- B4% (2)
- C6% (3)
- D10% (5)
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