Which of the following attacks involves sending a large amount of spoofed User Datagram Protocol (UDP) traffic to a router’s broadcast address within a network?

Which of the following attacks involves sending a large amount of spoofed User Datagram Protocol (UDP) traffic to a router’s broadcast address within a network?
A . Land attack
B . Fraggle attack
C . Smurf attack
D . Teardrop attack

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Answer: C

Explanation:

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