EC-Council
312-76 · Question #176
Which of the following types of attacks occurs when an attacker successfully inserts an intermediary software or program between two communicating hosts?
The correct answer is C. Man-in-the-middle attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Which of the following types of attacks occurs when an attacker successfully inserts an intermediary software or program between two communicating hosts?
Options
- APassword guessing attack
- BDictionary attack
- CMan-in-the-middle attack
- DDenial-of-service attack
How the community answered
(57 responses)- A2% (1)
- B12% (7)
- C81% (46)
- D5% (3)
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