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Spoofing

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001149

The act of disguising communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. This can involve faking an email sender address, IP address, or phone number to deceive recipients. Spoofing is a common tactic used in phishing attacks and other forms of cybercrime.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001149
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001149",
  "term": "Spoofing",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "The act of disguising communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. This can involve faking an email sender address, IP address, or phone number to deceive recipients. Spoofing is a common tactic used in phishing attacks and other forms of cybercrime.",
  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/spoofing/"
}

Record 1,261 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.