E-mail spoofing
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E-mail spoofing is the practice of making e-mail appear like it came from someone or somewhere else. It is a type of computer hacking, is almost always done in mischievous or malicious intent, and is considered a cybercrime in most locales. ReasonsFraudPhishingSee main article on phishing. SpamPractical JokesSending a friend, who doesn't know how to forge e-mail headers, a message from "George W. Bush" commending him for his effort to strengthen the economy with his beer consumption might be a way to increase the awareness of the non-reliability of the "From:" field. CharacteristicsEmail headersTechniquesIllegalityDefensesA direct defense is to use PGP or some other tool for digital signatures on important email. References |