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Cyber threats are increasing day by day as internet is becoming more and more popular. In current digital era, online use of banking transactions and other e-commerce activities open the door of online theft. Different types of cyber attacks being launched keeping in mind the current digital scenario. A man in the middle attack (MITM) is the most widely held attack. MITM attack is the type of attack in which communication between two parties are interrupted either on LAN or internet without knowledge of both parties. In this survey paper, basic understanding of MITM attack and types have been discussed after reading most of the research of some past years. Introduction regarding tools for execution of MitM attack is also the part of this survey paper. Basic inspiration to write this paper is to present MITM topic in such a way that would be helpful for readers to understand and to familiarize the topic.