Two hosts have established a TCP connection and are exchanging data. A threat actor sends a TCP segment with the RST bit set to both hosts informing them to immediately stop using the TCP connection. Which attack is this?

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TCP reset attack
UDP flood attack
TCP SYN Flood attack
DoS attack
TCP session hijacking

Explanation: A TCP reset attack can be used to terminate TCP communications between two hosts using a pair of FIN and ACK segments from each endpoint.

Exam with this question: 3.7.6 Check Your Understanding - TCP and UDP Vulnerabilities
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