to spoof
3
6.0
- verb
- /spuːf/
:
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- If the security is more advanced, I may need to spoof the browser fingerprint of your cell phone.
- spoof an email address
- spoof a phone number
If the security is more advanced, I may need to spoof the browser fingerprint of your cell phone.
- If the security is more advanced, I may need to spoof the browser fingerprint of your cell phone.
- Spoof phone numbers, spoof browser fingerprints, whatever that may be, whatever the tool may be, then that lays a base level of trust.
Examples
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The hacker managed to spoof the system by using a fake IP address.
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You can easily spoof your location online by using a VPN service.
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Of course, it is easily possible that someone could have been downloading music and spoofing her IP address.
Blog text (6) -
Last year, a hacking group over Germany, the Chaos Computer Club, released a video showing how they spoofed Touch ID.
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I have heard of hackers spoofing IP addresses and, in some cases, even MAC addresses.
Blog text (6) -
Criminals are spamming the Zeus banking Trojan in a convincing email that spoofs the National Security Agency.
Blog text (24) -
He tried to spoof my voice during the call, but I recognized it was not him.
Synonyms
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2.3
To act as if something is true when it is not
326
3.5
To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
270
3.9
To make someone believe something that is not true to get an advantage
217
4.8
To pretend you know something when you do not
172
6.1
To pretend to be someone you are not to trick people
70
7.2
Pretend to be another person by copying their looks, voice or actions
58
6.4
To trick someone into believing something false
26
6.9
To pretend to be someone else to hide the truth
18
6.9
To make something or someone look real when they are not
15
3.0
To make someone believe something that is not true as a joke
11
8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
6
2.8
To fool someone as a joke
5
5.8
Attempt to trick someone and take their money
2
4.5
To trick people into believing something false
1
6.4
To pretend to be or feel something to trick people
1
8.7
To trick someone by pretending to be something they are not
To trick someone as a joke
To trick someone by lying or cheating
Antonyms
How Deceptive
- Formal
40
6.9
70
7.2
3
6.0
- Formal
44
7.3
71
6.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb spoof comes from the idea of a 'trick' or playful hoax used in the 1800s, and that sense of trickery moved into modern scams. So to spoof someone now means to imitate or fake an identity to deceive them.