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Adversary-in-the-Middle

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Adversary-in-the-Middle is the modern, vendor-neutral term for interception attacks where an attacker sits between a victim and a legitimate service. A common form uses a reverse-proxy phishing site that relays a real login page, capturing passwords and session cookies to bypass multi-factor authentication. It matters because it defeats many traditional MFA methods, driving adoption of phishing-resistant authentication.

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