Case Study: Global Semiconductor Manufacturer achieves detection of man-in-the-middle attacks and high-fidelity alerts with Attivo Networks

Semiconductor Company Implements Deception to Stop Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Global Semiconductor Manufacturer had suffered a man‑in‑the‑middle breach by a Chinese hacker group and was struggling to protect its IP amid overwhelming alert volume and high false positives—receiving roughly 45–50 suspicious emails a day. To improve visibility and detection of subtle in‑network attacks, phishing, and credential theft, the company turned to Attivo Networks and its ThreatDefend™ Deception and Response Platform.

Attivo Networks deployed ThreatDefend across all VLANs and as virtual instances across offices in three countries on two continents, using BOTsink engagement servers to detect man‑in‑the‑middle attacks, lateral movement, and infected machines. The platform automated phishing analysis, replaced noisy alerts with high‑fidelity engagement‑based alerts, eliminated backlog pressure on analysts, sped incident response and remediation, and delivered global coverage without adding staff—giving the organization clearer visibility and measurable time savings in threat analysis.