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Cybersecurity and Hacking

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What is the term used for a type of cyberattack in which an attacker gains unauthorized access to a computer system by exploiting a vulnerability in the system's software?

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Zero-day attack
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A zero-day attack is a cyberattack that exploits a previously unknown vulnerability in a computer system's software. This type of attack is particularly dangerous because there is no known defense against it until a patch is released to fix the vulnerability.

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