Q: If a hacker targets a vulnerable website by running commands that delete the website’s data in its database, what type of attack did the hacker perform?
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Q: What kind of assault did the hacker carry out when they ran instructions that erased the website’s data from its database on a susceptible website?
- A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack
- A dictionary attack
- Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- SQL injection
Explanation: It is common practice to refer to the kind of attack that you are describing as a “SQL Injection” assault. This form of attack occurs when a hacker executes instructions to erase data from a website’s database. SQL Injection attacks are carried out by hostile actors that take advantage of weaknesses in the input validation features of a website to insert malicious SQL (Structured Query Language) code into database queries. This may result in the illegal access, alteration, or destruction of data contained inside the database, depending on the goals of the attacker. Web applications that depend on databases to store and retrieve information are susceptible to this danger, which is both prevalent and significant.
