A threat actor sets up a rogue access point (AP) at a local cafe.

TheCCST Cybersecurity Study Guidedescribes aman-in-the-middle (MITM)attack as an attack where the adversary secretly intercepts and possibly alters communications between two parties, making them believe they are communicating directly. A rogue AP configured to pass traffic through itself before sending it on is a classic wireless MITM method.

"In a MITM attack, the attacker places themselves between the sender and receiver, intercepting and possibly altering data in transit. Rogue access points can facilitate MITM attacks in wireless environments."

(CCST Cybersecurity,Basic Network Security Concepts, Wireless Threats section, Cisco Networking Academy)

Ais incorrect: Reconnaissance is information gathering, not active interception.

Bis correct: This is a wireless MITM attack.

Cis incorrect: DDoS aims to overwhelm a service, not intercept data.

Dis incorrect: Ransomware encrypts data for extortion.