An attacker secretly relay or modify the messages between two hosts. What types of Network attack is this?

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Consider the scenario described: an attacker secretly relays or alters messages between two hosts. 
Option 1: 'Password attack' focuses on compromising credentials such as passwords, not on intercepting and altering traffic between two endpoints, so this does not match the described behavior.
Option 2: 'MITM attack' stands for Man-In-The-Middle attack, which precisely describes an adversary positioning themselves between two communicating parties to eavesdrop, relay, or modify messages without the parties realizing it.
Option 3: 'DoS attack' aims to make a service unavailable by overwhelming it or exploiting vulnerabilities, rather than intercepting and modifying traffic between hosts, so this is not the right fit.
Option 4: 'Phishing' involves deceiving users to reveal sensitive information or credentials, typically through malicious links or impersonation, not covertly altering the data stream between two hosts.
In light of these definitions, the scenario aligns with the MITM attack, where covert interception and potential message modification occur between the communicating endpoints.

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