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N10-009 · Question #536

Which of the following types of attacks is most likely to occur after an attacker sets up an evil twin?

The correct answer is A. On-path. An evil twin is a malicious wireless access point that impersonates a legitimate SSID. Once victims connect, the attacker can intercept and manipulate traffic, performing an on-path (man-in- the- middle) attack--capturing credentials, injecting content, or downgrading encryption.

Submitted by stefanr· Mar 6, 2026Network Security

Question

Which of the following types of attacks is most likely to occur after an attacker sets up an evil twin?

Options

  • AOn-path
  • BDDoS
  • CARP spoofing
  • DPhishing

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    71% (22)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    16% (5)
  • D
    10% (3)

Explanation

An evil twin is a malicious wireless access point that impersonates a legitimate SSID. Once victims connect, the attacker can intercept and manipulate traffic, performing an on-path (man-in- the- middle) attack--capturing credentials, injecting content, or downgrading encryption.

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