In a typical _________ attack,the criminal posts a reply to a discussion board but along with
The plaintext reply adds malicious code invisible to the discussion board.
A) brute force attack
B) denial-of-service (DoS)
C) cross-site scripting (XSS)
D) SQL injection attack

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The attack described is a classic example of cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, where the attacker injects malicious code (often JavaScript) into a vulnerable website or web application. This can be done through various means like input fields, forms, and URLs. Once the code is injected, it can steal sensitive user information, hijack user sessions, perform unauthorized actions, or even spread malware to other users. Brute force attack involves trying multiple combinations of passwords or encryption keys to guess the correct one. DoS attack involves flooding a network or server with traffic to make it unavailable to legitimate users. SQL injection attack involves exploiting vulnerable SQL statements in a web application to execute unauthorized database queries. None of these attacks involve injecting malicious code into a discussion board like in the described scenario.

In a Typical _________ Attack,the Criminal Posts a Reply to a Discussion