From: Ben <adept@minerva.cis.yale.edu>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 07:50:20 +0800
To: Den of CryptoAnarchists <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: German home banking (fromn RISKS)
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> Was the person in the basement eavesdroping or actuall performing a
> man-in-the-middle attack?

He was first eavesdropping then he performed a hijack attack once 
authentication was achieved.

Ben.
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