Hotel guests still reach the network, yet a device on the path rewrites DNS answers so browsers open a look-alike booking site. Which attack class is this?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A detour sign can keep traffic moving and still send it to the wrong town. You are seeing on-path interception of DNS while guests still connect. The trap is calling this a flood, a laptop memory crash, or a lost badge.
Full Explanation
The right selection is "On-path interception that rewrites DNS answers to a look-alike site while guests connect". A device on the forwarding path changes DNS answers, browsers land on a look-alike site, and guest connections still succeed. That is interception, also called an on-path or man-in-the-middle attack, not a loss of connectivity. The statement "A volumetric denial of service large enough to stop guest devices from connecting at all" would prevent guests from connecting, and the report says they still reach the network. The statement "A buffer overflow that corrupts memory in an application on one guest laptop in the hotel" is memory corruption inside a program on a laptop, and the altered DNS answers are happening on the path. The statement "A lost physical badge that allows entry to a staff hallway and never rewrites a DNS answer" is a physical entry problem and does not change name-resolution answers. Exam caveat: on-path interception can be paired with another attack later, and the class for rewritten DNS with live connections is still interception. Operational check: compare a guest's DNS answer with the answer from a trusted resolver that is not on that path.