What is a Zip Bomb?
As the name suggests, Zip Bomb is nothing but a Zip file whose aim is to damage the hard drive. Since they are compressed, they appear like normal zip files but when uncompressed they contain huge amounts of data that can eat up the drive space. Some hackers also compress the viruses using Zip Bombs to not only overflow the hard drive but also damage or steal data from the drive as well.
A Zip Bomb is also known as a decompression bomb. This is because there are multiple layers of compressed files. When they are decompressed or unzipped, it can cause a DOS attack or crashing of systems.
What is a Zip Bomb and How Does it Work?
Zip Bomb is another type of malicious attack cyber threat whose aim is to disrupt the working of the systems and steal or damage data. There are various weapons available that can be used to launch such malicious acts. Some of them include computer viruses, Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, Zip Bombs, and other attack vectors.