How is ICMP used as an exfiltration technique?
A) by flooding the destination host with unreachable packets
B) by sending large numbers of ICMP packets with a targeted hosts source IP address using an IP broadcast address
C) by encrypting the payload in an ICMP packet to carry out command and control tasks on a compromised host
D) by overwhelming a targeted host with ICMP echo-request packets

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ICMP can be used for data exfiltration by embedding encrypted payloads within ICMP packets, allowing attackers to communicate with and extract data from compromised systems without detection.

How Is ICMP Used as an Exfiltration Technique