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In January 2024, security researchers at Sekoia documented a massive adversary-in-the-middle campaign that used phishing kits to intercept Microsoft 365 credentials and session tokens in real time — bypassing multi-factor authentication entirely. The attack wasn't theoretical. It hit thousands of organizations across multiple industries. And it reminded every security
In January 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) continued to flag business email compromise — often powered by man in the middle attack techniques — as the costliest cybercrime category, responsible for over $2.7 billion in reported losses in 2022 alone. That number isn't inflated
In January 2021, the FBI warned that cybercriminals were actively exploiting telecommuters by intercepting unencrypted network traffic — a textbook man in the middle attack. The shift to remote work didn't just expand the attack surface. It handed threat actors a golden opportunity to sit between employees and corporate
In 2015, a Belgian company called Crelan Bank lost over €70 million to a sophisticated fraud scheme that began with attackers intercepting email communications between executives. The threat actors positioned themselves between two parties, manipulated invoices, and redirected payments — all without either side realizing the conversation had been compromised. That&
