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man-in-the-middle attack
MAN in the MID-ul ah-TAK
mæn ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əˈtækListen
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Syllable breakdown
maninthemiddleattack
Dictionary meaning
cyberattack where the adversary secretly intercepts and potentially alters communications between two parties who believe they are communicating directly; enables eavesdropping, credential theft, and session hijacking; commonly abbreviated MITM; countered by encryption and certificate validation
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