Man-in-the-Middle

An attack where the adversary secretly intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties who believe they are talking directly to each other. Attackers position themselves between client and server using ARP spoofing, DNS hijacking, or rogue Wi-Fi access points to capture credentials and sensitive data.

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