spoof
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8.2
- noun
- /spuːf/
- Texting
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suplantación de identidad
- The cybersecurity team identified the spam emails as spoof messages designed to mislead users.
- spoof calls
I mean, is Outlook India a spoof website?
- I mean, is Outlook India a spoof website?
Examples
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When Netanyahu was running for party leadership for the second time in 2007, someone tied to another Likud candidate purchased a dot-com in Netanyahu's name and set it up as a spoof site.
Academic text (2011) -
I mean, is Outlook India a spoof website?
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It was a spoof call.
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But we can't trace it because it was made with a spoof card.
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I included some pretty wacky claims and accusations in my rhetoric, making it, in my mind, obvious that the attack was a spoof.
Blog text (3) -
Despite the fact that the buzz has been growing for weeks, the brand did not have the foresight to secure @BicForHer on Twitter, where a spoof account has already been launched, nor did they buy the URL www.bicforher.com, which is available for $12.99.
Blog text (25) -
She received a spoof call that displayed a local number, making it look legitimate.
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To protect against spoof attacks, users should be cautious about clicking on unknown links in emails.
Synonyms
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7.9
Pretending to be someone else online to trick people
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9.9
A trick done to cheat or fool people
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.7
Show that something is real or that a person is who they say they are
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the cyber sense of spoof is to think of the old idea of a 'trick' or hoax. That's why a spoof in computers is a 'fake' email, website, or identity made to trick people.