An attack that relies on redirected and captured secure transmissions as they occur is known as what type of attack?
A) buffer overflow
B) session hijacking attack
C) man-in-the-middle attack
D) banner-grabbing attack

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A man-in-the-middle attack involves an attacker secretly relaying and possibly altering the communication between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other. This type of attack can capture and redirect secure transmissions.

An Attack That Relies on Redirected and Captured Secure Transmissions