What is Spoofing?

Spoofing

Spoofing is a type of cyber attack in which a person or program masquerades as a legitimate entity by falsifying data to deceive other systems or users.

The goal of spoofing is to gain unauthorised access, steal information, or manipulate systems. There are various types of spoofing attacks:

• Email Spoofing: The attacker forges the sender’s email address to make the message appear as if it came from a trusted source, often used in phishing campaigns.
• IP Spoofing: The attacker manipulates the source IP address to appear as though network traffic originates from a trusted source, potentially bypassing access controls.
• Caller ID Spoofing: Attackers fake the phone number displayed on the receiver’s caller ID to impersonate legitimate individuals or organisations, often for scams. Spoofing can be mitigated by verifying the authenticity of communications and implementing security measures such as cryptographic signatures and multi-factor authentication.