Exam 312-50v11 topic 1 question 205 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50v11

Question #: 205
Topic #: 1

Scenario: Joe turns on his home computer to access personal online banking. When he enters the URL www.bank.com, the website is displayed, but it prompts him to re-enter his credentials as if he has never visited the site before. When he examines the website URL closer, he finds that the site is not secure and the web address appears different.
What type of attack he is experiencing?

A. DHCP spoofing
B. DoS attack
C. ARP cache poisoning
D. DNS hijacking

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by Grezavi at June 27, 2021, 1:45 a.m.

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Daniel8660

1 year, 6 months ago

Selected Answer: D

Web Server Attacks - DNS Server Hijacking Attacker compromises the DNS server and changes the DNS settings so that all the requests coming towards the target web server are redirected to his/her own malicious server. (P.1623/1607)

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