Ease of performing a man-in-the-middle attack demonstrated to group using online tools

A small group of volunteers with limited technological knowledge were taught how to hack a secure account in less than 15 minutes.

The volunteers followed a 14-minute classroom-style tutorial, which is freely available online, and from this, they were able to download hacking software that allowed them to access login details and passwords for email accounts, social networking sites and online shopping accounts within a matter of minutes.

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