Editing Internet security (section)

=== Man in the middle ===
{{Main|Man-in-the-middle attack}}

A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is a type of cyber attack. Cybercriminals can intercept data sent between people to steal, eavesdrop or modify data for certain malicious purposes, such as extorting money and [[identity theft]]. Public WiFi is often insecure because monitoring or intercepting Web traffic is unknown.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}