An organization allows ping traffic into and out of their network. An attacker has installed a program on the network that uses the payload portion of the ping packet to move data into and out of the network. What type of attack has the organization experienced?

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The attack described is a covert channel, where the attacker uses legitimate network traffic (ping packets) to secretly transmit data in and out of the network without detection.

An Organization Allows Ping Traffic into and Out of Their