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SY0-501 · Question #543

A user receives an email from ISP indicating malicious traffic coming from the user's home network is detected. The traffic appears to be Linux-based, and it is targeting a website that was recently f

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Submitted by thandi_sa· Mar 4, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

A user receives an email from ISP indicating malicious traffic coming from the user's home network is detected. The traffic appears to be Linux-based, and it is targeting a website that was recently featured on the news as being taken offline by an Internet attack. The only Linux device on the network is a home surveillance camera system. Which of the following BEST describes what is happening?

Options

  • AThe camera system is infected with a bot.
  • BThe camera system is infected with a RAT.
  • CThe camera system is infected with a Trojan.
  • DThe camera system is infected with a backdoor.

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#botnet#IoT security#DDoS#malware
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