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What is Spoofing?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The definition of spoofing is a type of scam where a hacker<\/a> forges their identity to imitate a legitimate business or reliable source. In a spoofing scam, the cybercriminal<\/a> will attempt to trick the victim into handing over personal information, such as account or payment details, so they can steal it to commit cybercrime<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Threat actors<\/a> can disguise their identities in a number of ways, including forging their email<\/a>, website<\/a>, IP address<\/a>, caller ID<\/a>, or GPS<\/a> location.<\/p>\n

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