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GISP · Question #250
Which of the following types of attacks occurs when an unauthorized person obtains passwords and other information from the packets that are traveling between two hosts by using an intermediary…
The correct answer is B. Man-in-the-middle attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Which of the following types of attacks occurs when an unauthorized person obtains passwords and other information from the packets that are traveling between two hosts by using an intermediary program?
Options
- ADenial-of-Service attack
- BMan-in-the-middle attack
- CPassword guessing attack
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A16% (5)
- B78% (25)
- C6% (2)
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