Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following describes e-mail bomb?

  1. Directing users to enter details in a fake website, sent in an e-mail, whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one

  2. Form of net abuse consisting of sending huge volumes of e-mail to an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the server where the email address is hosted in a denial-of-service attack

  3. Fraudulent e-mail in which the sender address and other parts of the e-mail header are altered to appear as though the e-mail originated from a different source

  4. Sending unsolicited messages consuming band-width and slowing down e-mail systems, making it difficult for the owner to see legitimate e-mails
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B Correct answer
Explanation

An e-mail bomb is a denial-of-service attack where an address is sent huge volumes of email to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the hosting server. Phishing (A) involves fake websites to steal credentials. Spoofing (C) alters email headers to fake the sender. Spam (D) is unsolicited bulk mail.

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