The DDoS attack described had traffic peaking at 60 Gbps. What does that indicate about the attack?

• A. The attack stole data from users' accounts.
• B. The target's hardware failed due to a minor load.
• C. The attack redirected users to a malicious site.
• D. A large amount of traffic overwhelmed the target, disrupting service.

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is that a DDoS attack is about overwhelming a target with traffic so normal users can’t reach the service. When traffic spikes to 60 Gbps, that much data flowing into the target can saturate its network connection or processing capacity, making the site or service slow or unreachable for legitimate users. It’s a sign of disruption caused by volume, not by stealing data. The intent isn’t to cause hardware failure from a small load, and it isn’t about redirecting users to another site; those would show up in different patterns or actions beyond just massive traffic. So, a 60 Gbps peak indicates the attack succeeded in overwhelming the target, disrupting service.