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Sniffing network and wireless traffic, intercepting bluetooth traffic, and even using equipment to remotely pull information from monitors due to electromagnetic fields (emfs) are examples of a security breach known as ________.

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Sniffing network and wireless traffic, intercepting Bluetooth traffic, and even using equipment to remotely pull information from monitors due to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are examples of a security breach known as eavesdropping.

In this type of attack the attacker tries to intercept a private communication and steal information that computers, smartphones, or other devices transmit over a network.

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