Attacks Glossary

Browse 3 attacks terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Attacks Terms

BGP hijacking
An attack where a malicious or misconfigured network announces ownership of IP address blocks it does not control, causing internet traffic destined for those...
Plaintext Attack
An attack that leverages knowledge of plaintext, chosen plaintext, or predictable message structure to analyze or break a cryptographic system. Plaintext...
Reflected Attack
An attack that causes a target's own input or a third-party service's response to be sent back in a way that harms the victim, as in reflected XSS or...

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