Spoofing

Spoofing definition - hacker
The cyberspace appropriation of an authentic userÂ’s identity by nonauthentic users, causing fraud or attempted fraud, in some cases, and causing critical infrastructure breakdowns in other cases. Spoofing can also target nonuser-based entities. For instance, an IP address can be spoofed to appropriate the identity of a server and not a human (user).

See Also: Cyberspace; Fraud; IP Address; Internet Protocol (IP).

Schell, B.H. and Martin, C. Contemporary World Issues Series: Cybercrime: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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