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Common types of MITM attacks and protection measures

There are a few common MITM attacks, as found in the following list, that you need to be aware of, and also a few protection measures against those attacks:

• Sniffing: Sniffing, also known as packet sniffing, in which attackers use widely/freely available packet capture tools by using specific wireless devices to inspect and monitor packets communicated over a network.
• Packet injection: Injecting malicious packets into data communication streams in such a way that they blend in with valid data streams and appear as part of the original/intended communication.
• SSL stripping: Altering HTTPS network communication to HTTP on the fly and making the communication insecure is another form of MITM ...