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What is a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack?
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The correct answer is B) An attack where an attacker secretly intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties who believe they are communicating directly
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Correct Answer
An attack where an attacker secretly intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties who believe they are communicating directly
Explanation
MITM: attacker intercepts traffic (ARP poisoning, rogue Wi-Fi, DNS spoofing) to eavesdrop or inject malicious content. TLS/HTTPS prevents MITM by authenticating the server via certificates.
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