Exam SY0-601 topic 1 question 716 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's SY0-601

Question #: 716
Topic #: 1

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 https://www.organization.com is pointing to 151.191.122.115. Which of the following is occurring?

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

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by JMB7448 at Sept. 22, 2023, 10:56 a.m.

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shady23

1 year, 1 month ago

Selected Answer: C

. DNS spoofing

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russian

1 year, 2 months ago

Selected Answer: C

toddler question tbh

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expoxure

1 year, 2 months ago

Thank you, Russian. Very cool

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gab2024

1 year, 3 months ago

Selected Answer: C

Someone (bad actor) changed the IP address of a legit website to point to new IP address to trick the user. With this scenario, this is a clear DNS Spoofing.

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predsednik

1 year, 8 months ago

Selected Answer: C

C. DNS Spoofing

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JMB7448

1 year, 9 months ago

Selected Answer: C

C: Domain Name Server (DNS) spoofing, or DNS cache poisoning, is an attack involving manipulating DNS records to redirect users toward a fraudulent, malicious website that may resemble the user’s intended destination.

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