A look at the man-in-the-middle attack

Leading virtual private network (VPN) company VirtualShield explains that in today’s world, people should be wary about the Wi-Fi networks they access. Even if networks are advertised as secure, hackers, and other cybercriminals can still find ways to enter and create all sorts of mayhem.

For this blog, VirtualShield discusses one of these threats -- the man-in-the-middle attack.

Man-in-the-middle attacks can lead to cybercriminals obtaining sensitive data such as financial information, email addresses, and passwords. What happens in that kind of attack is that a cybercriminal poses between two parties conducting a transaction. The criminal inserts themselves in the transaction and alters the pertinent pieces of information, such as account numbers. They, in turn, replace the numbers with bogus numbers and uses the legitimate numbers for their own purposes.

Man-in-the-middle attacks start with criminals entering computers through various holes exploited in unsecured networks. Once inside, they create several dummy pages, ads, and accounts, and look for people and companies conducting businesses. When they find their targets, they make their move.

This is why VirtualShield urges everyone to use VPNs. VPNs essentially hide users who enter Wi-Fi networks. Because of this, cybercriminals are unable to detect these users or the businesses they conduct and are unable to use the man-in-the-middle or any other attack.

VirtualShield is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) cybersecurity business and industry leader, whose aim is to provide safety and security on the internet for users. The VirtualShield product is a family-friendly VPN (Virtual Private Network) and one of the fastest and easiest-to-use of its kind ever developed. The VPN is quick and reliable, with top-notch customer service and world-class dependability. For similar blogs, check out this website.