Spoofing is:
A) When someone makes fun of you for falling for a phishing scam
B) When the "from" address says the name/email address of a person different from who really sent it
C) When hackers snoop around in a system
D) When a person from IT unlocks your email account
E) When you receive a notice of an inheritance

Question

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Spoofing refers to the act of altering the source address of an email or other digital communication in order to make it appear as though it came from a different sender. This is commonly done in phishing scams to trick recipients into clicking on links or providing sensitive information.

Spoofing Is