spoofing
2
7.9
- noun
- /ˈspuːfɪŋ/
- Texting
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suplantación
- Yes, to be fair, those kind of citation spoofing won't fool anyone in a hiring committee or doing a grant proposal review.
- spoofing calls
- spoofing attack
- preventing spoofing
Examples
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Much of the sleuthing is also vulnerable to efforts by adversaries to thwart or slow down investigations, often through cyber means such as spoofing on location and identity.
Academic text (2017) -
Spoofing occurs when one forges e-mail addresses that hide the origin of a spam or virus message.
Academic text (2006) -
What you would like is a brain that is smart enough to detect spoofing.
Fiction book (1997) -
I haven't yet because like spoofing your location gets you just slightly different local channels.
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Spoofing is intended to make the recipient believe that the message has come from a legitimate source.
Academic text (2006) -
We will release our "NAC-Credential-Spoofing" tool at the conference alongside our insight into the operating of NAC.
Blog text (11) -
However, all have proved difficult to deploy on a large scale and do not provide protection against several kinds of phishing attacks; for example, while focusing on preventing email spoofing, attackers can easily create alternative fake addresses.
Academic text (2012) -
Even though the attribution bar at international law is low, spoofing and other challenges can greatly complicate attribution and cyber response when an immediate response is required, particularly when a state is the suspected perpetrator.
Academic text (2017) -
The IGE counsels assessing the context of each such situation and expresses hope that patterns of cyber behavior, human intelligence, and a history of diplomatic relations between states will ameliorate the impacts of spoofing.
Academic text (2017) -
Cybersecurity experts are warning about the dangers of spoofing schemes that target unsuspecting users online.
Synonyms
30
5.7
An act of copying another person's voice and actions to entertain or trick people
25
5.8
A false show of feeling or action meant to trick people
9
4.2
Tricking people online to get their personal and bank details
6
6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
4
7.5
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
3
9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
1
9.5
To pretend to be someone else to trick people
1
8.8
Creating a fake online profile to trick someone, often to get money
1
7.4
Pretending to have an illness or feeling to trick others
1
4.1
A way of acting to make others believe something that is not true
1
9.1
Pretending to be someone else to trick people
1
9.6
Pretending to be someone else or making up a false reason to get private information
1
8.7
Using a false or different name to hide your real identity
To pretend to be another person by copying how they act, usually to trick or entertain
Making up a fake person or excuse to avoid social events
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spoofing comes from the slang spoof, meaning to 'trick' or 'deceive', and people later used it for tricks done by phone or email. That's why online spoofing means pretending to be someone else to fool people.