Question

Which of the following is not a type of attack hackers use involving free wi-fi?

a) Phishing attacks
b) Man-in-the-middle attacks
c) Smurf attacks
d) Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks

Answer 1

Among the listed attack methods, Smurf attacks are not commonly associated with free Wi-Fi networks; they are a kind of DDoS attack that floods the victim's system with traffic via spoofed ICMP packets.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hackers use a variety of methods when targeting individuals and systems using free Wi-Fi networks. Among the attacks mentioned, phishing attacks, man-in-the-middle attacks, and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks are all plausible threats associated with the use of unsecured Wi-Fi. However, Smurf attacks are not directly associated with exploiting free Wi-Fi networks; they are a type of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that involves sending a large number of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets with the victim's spoofed IP address to multiple computers, which then respond to this address, overwhelming the victim's system.