Malware spread across a company's network after an employee visited a compromised industry blog. Which of the following best describes this type of attack?
Watering-hole is the correct answer because it describes the method used by the attacker to compromise a legitimate website frequented by the target group (in this case, the industry blog) and spread malware to visitors. This strategic targeting and delivery mechanism is characteristic of a watering-hole attack.
A watering-hole attack targets a specific group of people by compromising a website they frequently visit. In this case, the compromised industry blog acted as the "watering hole" for the employees
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