An attacker gained access to the hosts file on an endpoint and modified it. Now, a user is redirected from the company's home page to a fraudulent website. Which of the following most likely happened?

The correct answer is A. DNS spoofing. When the hosts file is altered, local name resolution is compromised, and domain queries are redirected to malicious IP addresses. This is a form of DNS spoofing/poisoning, where false mappings trick users into visiting fraudulent websites.

Submitted by yuriko_h· Mar 6, 2026Network Security

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ADNS spoofing
BPhishing
CVLAN hopping
DARP poisoning

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(48 responses)

A
71% (34)
B
4% (2)
C
8% (4)
D
17% (8)

Explanation

When the hosts file is altered, local name resolution is compromised, and domain queries are redirected to malicious IP addresses. This is a form of DNS spoofing/poisoning, where false mappings trick users into visiting fraudulent websites.

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