Spoof

Spoof

A type of attack where the source of a message (say, in an email message or on a webpage) is falsified to appear to come from a trusted third party. For example, malware authors often distribute malware via email that appears to come from a legitimate and trusted source.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Malware
Company: Microsoft
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