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Man-in-the-Middle Attacks and Their Detection
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What is a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack?
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An attack where an attacker intercepts and modifies data passing between two parties.
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In a MitM attack, the attacker positions themselves between two communicating parties and intercepts their data. They can then modify the data, eavesdrop on the communication, or impersonate one of the parties.