A threat actor has launched an attack against a company's network. The threat actor spoofs the victim's IP address and attempts to open connections with multiple third$-$party servers. Those servers direct their responses to the victim host, rapidly consuming the victim's available bandwidth.

Which type of attack does this scenario represent?

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Direct attack

Distributed denial$-$of$-$service $($DDoS$)$ attack

Amplified attack

Reflected attack