ECSA v10: EC-Council Certified Security Analyst v10

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VerifiedWireless Penetration Testing Methodology

SecInfo, a leading cybersecurity provider, recently hired Andrew as a security analyst. He was tasked with identifying vulnerabilities in NFC devices by attacking them. During this process, he positioned his device close to NFC devices that were sharing data so he could eavesdrop on the data while also blocking its transmission to the receiver. He then manipulated the captured data and relayed it to the receiver.

Identify the type of attack Andrew performed on the target NFC devices?

Explanation

A man-in-the-middle attack places an attacker between communicating devices to intercept their data, potentially alter it, and relay the altered data to the intended recipient. Blocking the original transmission while impersonating the communication path enables this interception-and-modification behavior.

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