{"id":5768,"date":"2021-09-08T10:52:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T08:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esferize.com\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2021-09-08T10:54:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T08:54:00","slug":"what-is-email-spoofing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esferize.com\/en\/what-is-email-spoofing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is email spoofing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Increasingly, cybercriminals are becoming more adept at impersonating someone and making the emails you receive look legitimate and real by impersonating other identities of companies or public bodies<\/strong>, simply by subtly modifying the sending addresses.<\/p>\n

And when you’re inundated with emails, you’d be surprised how easily you could be persuaded to click on malicious links or attachments. Beware that it only takes a single fake email to infiltrate<\/strong> your entire business. So make sure your whole team knows the risks and how to avoid being tricked.<\/p>\n

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What is email spoofing?<\/h3>\n

Phishing<\/a> refers to techniques used by criminals to trick and manipulate people into handing over their personal data<\/strong>. Email spoofing is just one example.<\/p>\n

This is the sending of emails designed to make it appear that the sender is someone who is not the sender. Sometimes a general email may be sent to an entire workforce. Other times a single, very precise email is sent to one person, which is called spear phishing.<\/p>\n

In both cases, however, the objective is exactly the same: to trick the recipients into taking an action that benefits the sender. In this way, they get hold of our credentials or passwords they need and can then have unlimited access to our data.<\/p>\n

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What kind of actions are you usually asked to take in a spoofing email?<\/h4>\n