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0Which of the following would normally be classified as zero-day attacks?
Answer Options
A
An attacker who is new to the world of hacking
B
A database attack that places the date 00/00/0000 in data tables in an attempt to exploit flaws in business logic
C
An attack previously unknown to the security community
D
An attack that sets the operating system date and time to 00/00/0000 and 00:00:00
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
Zero-day attacks are those that are previously unknown to the security community and, therefore, have no available patch. These are especially dangerous attacks because they may be highly effective until a solution becomes available. The other attacks described here are all known attacks and would not be classified as zero-day events.