Reflected Attack

Definitions

1. 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 reflection-based DDoS. The common theme is that attacker-supplied data is bounced through another component to create the effect.

   In plain English: An attack that bounces attacker-controlled input or traffic through another system toward the victim.

   Example: "The DDoS campaign was a reflected attack that abused open resolvers to amplify traffic toward the victim."

Related Terms

• BGP hijacking
• DTLS
• EAP
• Encryption in Transit
• Exfiltration Channel
• IPSec
• OpenVPN
• Amplification Attack