Man-in-the-Middle Attack Hear it!

Man-in-the-Middle Attack Hacker Definition

An attack in which a cracker intercepts data and replies to it, making it look as though the reply came from the intended recipient. A victim thus attacked might expose private data—such as credit card or bank account information—that can later be used to defraud the victim.

See Also: Attack; Crackers; Exploit; Fraud; Identity Theft or Masquerading.

Schell, B.H. and Martin, C. Contemporary World Issues Series: Cybercrime: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.