Frank is the security administrator for a web server that provides news and information to people located around the world. His server received an unusually high volume of traffic that it could not handle and was forced to reject requests. Frank traced the source of the traffic back to a botnet. What type of attack took place?

A. Denial of service
B. Reconaissance
C. Compromise
D. Malicious insider

Answer: A. Denial of service

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