Question $15$

Picture yourself as the security analyst for a popular online gaming platform, known for

hosting large$-$scale events. During a recent tournament, the website experienced a sudden

surge in traffic, overwhelming the servers and causing disruptions. Upon investigation, you

discover that the flood of messages to the target website during this incident came from

uninfected servers. In this scenario, what kind of attack is being described?

Phishing attack

Ransomware attack

Distributed Denial$-$of$-$Service $($DDoS$)$ attack

Man$-$in$-$the$-$Middle $($MitM$)$ attack