A hacker initiates so many invalid requests to a cloud network host that the host uses all its resources responding to invalid requests and ignores the legitimate requests. Identify the type of attack

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This scenario describes a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, where the attacker overwhelms the host with invalid requests, causing it to be unable to process legitimate requests.

A Hacker Initiates So Many Invalid Requests to a Cloud