Question

An attacker compromises a Linux host, installing a web shell as a backdoor. If the attacker gained access to the host through a connection the host established, what type of attack has occurred?

Answer 1

Reverse shell is known to be the type of attack that is said to have occurred in the above case.

What is reverse shell?

A reverse shell is said to be “connect-back shell,” and it is one that often takes advantage of the computer weakness of the target to start a shell session and it often access the victim's system.

Hence, Reverse shell is known to be the type of attack that is said to have occurred in the above case.

See options below

A.) Man-in-the-Browser (MitB)

B.) Reverse shell

C.) Rootkit

D.) Session hijacking

Learn more about Reverse shell from

brainly.com/question/16607263

#SPJ1