What is spoofing
Spoofing is to cybersecurity what camouflage is to bugs and animals. It is a method for malicious hackers to disguise their fraudulent operation and make it seem genuine, and true.
For instance, you’ll get a strange email that appears to come from your boss, but the attacker has spoofed the email address, so that it genuinely looks as if your boss is the one who sent it.
Caller ID spoofing is another popular scamming method where the attacker disguises his real phone number under a fake one.
Other times, the attack can be more technical. By spoofing a device’s IP, an attacker gains access to a server or network that authenticates based on IP, and not accounts and passwords.
How cybercriminals spoof email, and how to spot them
During an email spoofing attack, the malicious hacker disguises the “From” field so it displays a fake email address and sender name. This reinforces the belief in the receiver that the email must be genuine, even if its contents are strange and out of the ordinary.
Spoofing is to cybersecurity what camouflage is to bugs and animals. It is a method for malicious hackers to disguise their fraudulent operation and make it seem genuine, and true.
For instance, you’ll get a strange email that appears to come from your boss, but the attacker has spoofed the email address, so that it genuinely looks as if your boss is the one who sent it.
Caller ID spoofing is another popular scamming method where the attacker disguises his real phone number under a fake one.
Other times, the attack can be more technical. By spoofing a device’s IP, an attacker gains access to a server or network that authenticates based on IP, and not accounts and passwords.
How cybercriminals spoof email, and how to spot them
During an email spoofing attack, the malicious hacker disguises the “From” field so it displays a fake email address and sender name. This reinforces the belief in the receiver that the email must be genuine, even if its contents are strange and out of the ordinary.
Read More: https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/ip-email-phone-spoofing
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