Exam 312-50v12 topic 1 question 18 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50v12

Question #: 18
Topic #: 1

Robin, a professional hacker, targeted an organization’s network to sniff all the traffic. During this process, Robin plugged in a rogue switch to an unused port in the LAN with a priority lower than any other switch in the network so that he could make it a root bridge that will later allow him to sniff all the traffic in the network.
What is the attack performed by Robin in the above scenario?

A. ARP spoofing attack
B. STP attack
C. DNS poisoning attack
D. VLAN hopping attack

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by eli117 at April 4, 2023, 3:09 p.m.

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eli117

Highly Voted 1 year, 9 months ago

Selected Answer: B

B. STP attack (Spanning Tree Protocol attack) This is a type of STP attack, which manipulates the Spanning Tree Protocol to create a loop in the network topology, allowing the attacker to intercept and inspect network traffic.

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Mann098

Most Recent 6 months ago

Selected Answer: B

this Allows the attacker to intercept and inspect network traffic

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desertlotus1211

8 months, 3 weeks ago

I have no choice but to beleive Answer B is correct....HOWEVER, this is not an 'attack'. She didn't create an STP loop, She added a device to claim root bridge status.

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