Spoofing is a kind of cybercrime in which attackers impersonate a trusted source, such as a trusted contact, to gain access to confidential information or steal data, whether personal or professional. In addition to threatening your data privacy, Spoofing attacks can damage the brand’s reputation or the person the attackers are impersonating, sometimes making it… Continue reading Top Types of Spoofing Attacks
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Extension spoofing strikes Spanish-speaking countries
An old-good form of malware disguisment sparked recently in several Spanish-speaking countries across the globe. Users note numerous cases of email attachments with spoofed file extensions, that appear to be coin miner trojans. Massive outbreak of extension spoofing in email spam Email spam is a form of malware spreading that became very popular at the… Continue reading Extension spoofing strikes Spanish-speaking countries
Difference Between Phishing and Spoofing: Review
What is a Phishing Attack? Phishing is a cyber-attack method that introduces malware to a computer via email. Intruders send users emails containing links under various pretexts. After clicking these links, the malware enters your computer. Thus, cyber criminals deceive the target to get as much data about the user as possible: his card numbers,… Continue reading Difference Between Phishing and Spoofing: Review
Sniffing and Spoofing: Difference, Meaning, Tips to Avoid It
Users have started to come across more and more malicious links, which bring a different kind of destruction to your computer after clicking. In this case, users need to know what this malware looks like, links, and other things that can harm them. In this article, we will familiarize ourselves with sniffing and spoofing, find… Continue reading Sniffing and Spoofing: Difference, Meaning, Tips to Avoid It
DNS Spoofing: Key Facts, Meaning
What is DNS Spoofing? DNS (Domain name server) spoofing or DNS cache poisoning is a type of cyberattack used by an attacker to direct the victim’s traffic to a malicious website (instead of a legal IP address). Attackers use DNS cache poisoning to redirect Internet traffic and steal sensitive information. For example, a hacker wants… Continue reading DNS Spoofing: Key Facts, Meaning
IP spoofing: What is IP Spoofing Attack?
What is IP spoofing? Spoofing is a type of cybercrime whose method is to impersonate another computer or network in the form of an ordinary user to convince the user of the reliability of the source of information. Hackers use this method as a variant of hacking an operating system to steal sensitive data, abuse… Continue reading IP spoofing: What is IP Spoofing Attack?