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What is 'Man-in-the-Middle cyber attack', due to which a company lost ₹1.33 crore?
short by Medhaa Gupta / on Saturday, 1 February, 2025
Man-in-the-Middle cyber fraud attack is a term used when a fraudster positions themselves between two parties by hacking into their conversation either to eavesdrop or to impersonate either of them. Recently, a Mumbai-based company was allegedly cheated of ₹1.33 crore after the emails of two senior executives were hacked and the suspect tricked a client into making a payment.