Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13) — Question 213

Mirai malware targets IoT devices. After infiltration, it uses them to propagate and create botnets that are then used to launch which types of attack?

Answer options

• A. MITM attack
• B. Password attack
• C. Birthday attack
• D. DDoS attack

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, as Mirai is specifically designed to create botnets for launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, overwhelming targets with traffic. The other options, while representing different types of attacks, are not the primary function of the Mirai malware.