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In what kind of attack can attackers make use of hundreds of thousands of computers under their control in an attack against a single server or network?

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Answer: DDoS

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A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic.

DDoS attacks achieve effectiveness by utilizing multiple compromised computer systems as sources of attack traffic.

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distributed denial of service

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