Question

After reviewing device security logs, you learn that a malicious user in an airport terminal seating area was able to connect wirelessly to a traveling employee's smartphone and downloaded her contact list. Which type of attack has taken place

Answer 1

This appears to be a type of wireless network attack known as a Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attack. In this type of attack, the malicious user can intercept and modify data passing between two parties. In this case, the malicious user intercepted the employee's data by connecting to her smartphone via a wireless connection.

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