An attacker controlling bots in a coordinated attack against a victim is known as a ________.
A) DoS attack
B) DDoS attack
C) ICMP
D) None of the above.

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A DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attack involves the use of multiple compromised systems (also known as bots or zombies) to flood a targeted system or network with traffic, causing it to crash or become unavailable to legitimate users. The coordinated attack is controlled by the attacker to overwhelm the victim's resources.

An Attacker Controlling Bots in a Coordinated Attack Against a Victim