Multiple Choice
Which of the following usually happens in a malicious denial-of-service attack?
A) a hacker monitors and intercepts wireless traffic at will
B) a hacker floods a Web server with millions of bogus service requests
C) an intruder uses another site's IP address to masquerade as that other site
D) a phisher pretends to be a legitimate company and requests confidential data
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