man-in-the-middle attacks

A form of man-in-the-middle attack — A security attack in which someone intercepts the communication between a device and the server it is connected to, simulating the device to the server and simulating the server to the device.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of man-in-the-middle attack
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