Passive Attacks Explained: The Silent Threat in Cybersecurity 🛡️

In this short but essential cybersecurity explainer, we dive into passive attacks — the silent threats in the digital world. These attacks are covert and non-intrusive, meaning the attacker’s goal is to gather data or monitor activity without making any changes to the system.

🕵️‍♂️ What Makes Passive Attacks Dangerous?
Passive attacks don’t interfere with a system’s availability or performance, which makes them hard to detect. However, they can severely compromise confidentiality by capturing sensitive information such as login credentials, email contents, or personal messages.

📡 Example of a Passive Attack:
Imagine an attacker using a packet sniffer to eavesdrop on unencrypted network traffic. They’re not altering the data — they’re silently watching and collecting valuable information without anyone knowing. That’s a classic example of a passive attack.

Because these attacks leave no obvious trace, detection is extremely difficult, making them a favorite method for intelligence gathering, corporate espionage, and cyber reconnaissance.

🎯 Perfect for beginners, cybersecurity students, or anyone looking to understand how modern attacks work without triggering alarms.

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