It affects individuals and businesses of every scale. Unlike phishing scams that require you to actively - although unknowingly - relax your guard and open your defenses, a passive man in the middle attack takes place without you ever knowing you were hacked. Sounds scary, right? The Man in the Middle attack is initiated by hackers who intercept email, internet browsing history and social media to target your secure data and commit criminal acts. This entity sees everything you see and is biding its time - ready to strike. You can't see who it is, but this unwanted and unwelcome gatekeeper stands between you and safe use of the internet, social media or email.
With your latte in hand, you log on to the free Wi-Fi hotspot in your favorite coffee shop with your laptop, ready to browse, chat or maybe even get some work done - but there's someone invisible there with you.
Ettercap is the first software capable of sniffing an SSH connection in full duplex.
Ettercap works by putting the network interface into promiscuous mode and by ARP poisoning the target machines.