Which two behavioral patterns characterize a ping of death attack? (Choose two.)
A) The attack is fragmented into groups of 16 octets before transmission.
B) The attack is fragmented into groups of 8 octets before transmission.
C) Short synchronized bursts of traffic are used to disrupt TCP connections.
D) Malformed packets are used to crash systems.
E) Publicly accessible DNS servers are typically used to execute the attack.

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A ping of death attack involves sending malformed packets that exceed the maximum allowable size, often fragmented into groups of 8 octets, to crash systems.

Which Two Behavioral Patterns Characterize a Ping of Death Attack