A(n) ____ attack involves placing a computer between two communicating computers in a network connection. This computer impersonates each machine in the transaction, giving the computer the ability to read or modify communications between the two computers.
A) man-in-the-middle
B) identity spoofing
C) denial of service
D) data tampering

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This type of attack is called a man-in-the-middle attack, where the attacker intercepts communication between two computers and can impersonate both machines to read or modify the communication. Identity spoofing involves pretending to be someone else, denial of service involves flooding a network or computer with traffic to make it unavailable, and data tampering involves modifying the data being transmitted.

A(n) ____ Attack Involves Placing a Computer Between Two Communicating