The official Web site of the Iranian government was made unreachable by foreign activists seeking to help the opposition parties during the 2009 Iranian election protests.Web sites belonging to many Iranian news agencies were also made unreachable by the activists.This cyber protest is an example of a(n)________ attack.
A) denial-of-service
B) logic bomb
C) Trojan horse
D) online predator
E) bot herder

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The given scenario describes a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, which involves overwhelming a server or website with traffic to make it inaccessible to users. This type of attack is often used by activists or hackers to protest, disrupt or retaliate against a specific entity or cause.

The Official Web Site of the Iranian Government Was Made