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A company's public-facing website, https://www.organization.com, has an IP address of 166.18.75.6. However, over the past hour the SOC has received reports of the site's homepage displaying incorrect information. A quick nslookup search shows hitps://;www.organization.com is pointing to 151.191.122.115. Which of the following is occurring?

A.
DoS attack
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A.
DoS attack
B.
ARP poisoning
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B.
ARP poisoning
C.
DNS spoofing
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C.
DNS spoofing
D.
NXDOMAIN attack
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D.
NXDOMAIN attack
Suggested answer: C

Explanation:

The issue is DNS spoofing, where the DNS resolution has been compromised and is pointing to a malicious IP address. Reference: CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: Exam SY0-601, Chapter 7

asked 02/10/2024
Corey Rivers
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