A penetration tester is planning to conduct a distributed dictionary attack on a government domain against the login portal. The tester will leverage multiple proxies to mask the origin IPs of the attack. Which of the following threat actors will be emulated?
A) APT
B) Hacktivist
C) Script kiddie
D) Insider threat

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APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) actors are known for using distributed dictionary attacks and multiple proxies to mask their origin IPs.

A Penetration Tester Is Planning to Conduct a Distributed Dictionary