Spoofing

English (en)

Spoofing
Duplicates of same person. In 
general, the term spoof refers to 
hacking or deception that imitates 
another person, program, hardware 
device, or computer to bypass 
security measures. 

Spoofing is the act of disguising 
a communication from an unknown 
source as being from a known, 
trusted source. Spoofing can apply 
to emails, phone calls, and 
websites, or can be more technical, 
such as a computer spoofing an IP 
address, Address Resolution 
Protocol (ARP), or Domain Name 
System (DNS) server. 

Other languages: Hausa, Igbo

Related terms
Hack, Hacking, Spear phishing

Yorùbá (yo)

  • Ìdíbọ́n-bí-òótọ́

Decomposition: Dídíbọ́n bí ẹni pé olóòótọ́ ni ènìyàn - pretending to be a real person or site that is known to the recipient.

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