Attempting to get someone to give you their private data over the internet/email by posing as a reputable company, commonly a bank or financial institution. Also known as phishing.

Faking the sending address of a transmission in order to gain illegal entry into a secure system.

Spoofing, in general, is a fraudulent or malicious practice in which communication is sent from an unknown source disguised as a source known to the receiver. Email spoofing is one of the best known s [..]

1. A process whereby a router responds to keep alive messages from a host rather than passing them on the remote client, thus saving call charges. Used mainly in Integrated Services Digital Network (I [..]

Spoofing is a technique where forged email addresses are used to trick recipients into opening an email because the source has been hidden. This deceptive tactic is used to spread viruses and other malicious programs. Spoofing emails are often sent out as pretending to be large companies trying to steal your account info by having you click a link [..]

Some market analysts maintain that the increased volatility in stock markets may be the result of an illegal practice known as spoofing, or phantom bids. To spoof, traders who own shares of a certain stock place an anonymous buy order for a large number of shares of the stock through an electronic communications network (ECN). Then they cancel, or [..]

  1. A method of reducing network traffic by simulating local responses to 'keep alive' routine queries to distant devices. Typically used to conserve WAN bandwidth or to avoid unnecessary c [..]

(COMSEC) [The] interception, alteration, and retransmission of a cipher signal or data in such a way as to mislead the recipient. [NIS] 2. (AIS) [An] attempt to gain access to an AIS by posing as an authorized user. [NIS] 3. Unauthorized use of legitimate Identification and Authentication (I&A) data, however it was obtained, to mimic a subject [..]

The word "spoof" means to hoax, trick, or deceive. Therefore, in the IT world, spoofing refers tricking or deceiving computer systems or other computer users. This is typically done by hidin [..]

Definition Stock market manipulation in which a trader with a position in a stock places an anonymous buy order for a large number of shares through an ECN and then cancels it seconds later. The price [..]

A process whereby a router responds to keep alive messages from a host rather than passing them on the remote client, thus saving call charges. Used mainly in ISDN Of an e-mail message or network pack [..]

See spamdexing.

Forging emails to acquire a valid password to gain unauthorised access to a computer.

Spoofing is a stock market scam that temporarily and erroneously inflates a stock's price. A trader will place a large and anonymous order for a certain stock through an electronic communication [..]

Spoofing occurs when an e-mail sender misuses an unsuspecting victim's address by falsifying its routing information so it appears to come from the victim's account. When the message reaches [..]

Spoofing is the act of making an email address look like a different sender than the actual sender. Spammers use spoofing to get by spam filters by sending mail through a more reputable “From” address [..]

E-mail spoofing involves forging a sender's address on e-mail messages. It can be used by malicious individuals to mislead e-mail recipients into reading and responding to deceptive mail. These p [..]

Altering data packets to falsely identify the originating computer. Spoofing is generally used when a hacker wants to make it difficult to trace where the attacks are coming from.

Impersonating another person or computer, usually by providing a false email name, URL, domain name server, or IP address

(1) The creation of a fraudulent website that mimics an actual, well-known website run by another party. (2) Altering an email sending address so it appears to be from a different sender.spyware

  Alternative term for Identity Hacking and Masquerading The interception, alteration, and retransmission of data (in an attempt) to fool the recipient. *** The Information Security Glossary ***

The creation of IP packets with counterfeit (spoofed) IP source addresses. An attacker can use special programs to construct IP packets that to originate from valid addresses inside the corporate intranet. After gaining access to the network with a valid IP address, the attacker can modify, reroute, or delete data and can also conduct other types o [..]

An online identity theft scam in which criminals send emails that appear to be sent from legitimate sources. Also known as phishing, spoofing most often refers to the specific component of the scam in [..]

Masquerading so that a trusted IP address is used instead of the true IP address. A technique used by hackers as a means of gaining access to a computer system.

An online identity theft scam. Typically, criminals send emails that look like they're from legitimate sources, but are not (phishing). The fake messages generally include a link to phony, or spo [..]

The use of software or other techniques to appear on the network as something other than reality (masquerading as something you are not). Example:

Penetrating a computer by posing as an authorized user. Squatting

The act of impersonating something or someone. For example, it is possible to falsify your email, IP address or website address to imitate somebody else’s.

A form of masquerading where a trusted IP address is used instead of the true IP address as a means of gaining access to a computer system.

Forging an e-mail or instant message address to make it appear as if it came from someone or somewhere other than the true source. Whole Web sites can also be spoofed, tricking users into providing th [..]

 Sending email that appears to be"From" a legitimate sender. Spammers employ this inan attempt to get their messages received and opened.  

Email spoofing is when the sender address of an email is forged for the purposes of social engineering.

Spoofing, in general, is a fraudulent or malicious practice in which communication is sent from an unknown source disguised as a source known to the receiver. Spoofing is most prevalent in communicati [..]

the process of disguising one computer user as another trap and trace device

Another type of cyber-crime linked to Phishing

Spoofing is a trick or deception that assumes the identity of another, a false identity of a user, system or network

Forging an online identity in some way. With e-mail spoofing, someone can forge their real e-mail address. With web spoofing, someone can pretend they came from one webpage when they really came from [..]

The practice of changing the sender’s name in an email message so that it looks as if it came from another address. Subject line

Informative that voice deception is being employed.

Unauthorized use of legitimate identification and authentication data, however it was obtained, to mimic a subject different from the attacker. Impersonating, masquerading, piggybacking, and mimicking are forms of spoofing.

Informative that voice deception is being employed.

Spoofing is a term that is most commonly used to describe the act of impersonating or masquerading as a person or organisation. Typically the term will be used to describe the use of an official email address in a Phishing email or the content of a fake website.

An online identity theft scam. Typically, criminals send emails that look like they're from legitimate sources, but are not (phishing). The fake messages generally include a link to phony, or spo [..]

A form of phishing, a way for cyber criminals to send emails that look legitimate, but are not, to falsely represent a legitimate company or organization. The false email from phishing will include a phony link to what closely resembles a legitimate website address. Once click upon, the victim is asked to provide personal information which is then [..]

 the act of creating a website, as a hoax, with the intention of misleading visitors that the website has been created by a different person or organization. Normally, the website will adopt the desig [..]

Spoofing, or decoying, is the practice of inundating online networks with bogus or incomplete files of the same name in an effort to reduce copyright infringement on file sharing networks. Cary Sherma [..]

Spoofing is a disruptive algorithmic trading activity employed by traders to outpace other market participants and to manipulate markets. Spoofers feign interest in trading futures, stocks and other p [..]