Why would a threat actor launch a MAC address overflow attack on a small network?

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Why would a threat actor launch a MAC address overflow attack on a small network?

To capture frames destined for other LAN devices
To ensure legitimate hosts cannot forward traffic
To launch a DoS attack
To overwhelm the switch and drop frames

Explanation: MAC address table attacks are conducted to overwhelm a switch to disregard the MAC address table entries and instead forward incoming traffic out all ports. Threat actors connected to the LAN can then capture traffic using a protocol analyzer such as Wireshark.

Exam with this question: 10.6.2 Module Quiz - LAN Security Concepts