Which type of attack broadcasts a network request to multiple computers but changes the address from which the request came to the victim's computer?
A)IP spoofing
B)denial of service
C)DNS Poisoning
D)smurf attack

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A smurf attack involves broadcasting a network request to multiple computers with a spoofed return address, so all the responses flood back to the victim's computer, overwhelming it. This is characteristic of a smurf attack, where the attacker exploits the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) by sending an echo request (ping) to a network's broadcast address, making all devices in the network respond to the echo request. The source IP address is spoofed to be the victim's address, so the victim receives all the replies, potentially leading to a denial of service.

Which Type of Attack Broadcasts a Network Request to Multiple