Which of the following BEST describes what is happening?

During a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) convention to discuss security awareness, the attendees are provided with a network connection to use as a resource. As the convention progresses, one of the attendees starts to notice delays in the connection, and the HIIPS site requests are reverting to HTTP.

Which of the following BEST describes what is happening?
A . Birthday collision on the certificate key
B. DNS hijacking to reroute traffic
C. Brute force to the access point
D. ASSLILS downgrade

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Answer: B

Explanation:

The attendee is experiencing delays in the connection, and the HIIPS site requests are reverting to HTTP, indicating that the DNS resolution is redirecting the connection to another server. DNS hijacking is a technique that involves redirecting a user’s requests for a domain name to a different IP address. Attackers use DNS hijacking to redirect users to malicious websites and steal sensitive information, such as login credentials and credit card details.

Reference: https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/dns-hijacking/