By Alain Francois
There are security risks on the Internet. You may receive a message that looked like it was sent by someone you know, but it was sent by someone else. You could see some promotional offers from well-known companies asking you to click links to order gift cards, but the offer did not come from the company.
Email spoofing is an identity theft technique that involves sending messages and pretending to be someone else. The goal is to hide the real origin of the sender to make it look like a trusted address. When a recipient receives the message, they believe it is from a trusted source. They are more likely to open it, click a link in the message, or open an attachment. It can be used to send spam. These messages are very likely to be refused by mail servers, and the anti-spam protection will lead to the blacklisting of that email. The people behind this are called spammers, and they can also set up attacks against network security.
Email is an open and fairly insecure system that allows users worldwide to exchange messages easily. Unfortunately, this opening is ideal for anyone that wants to abuse it. Cybercriminals can achieve several objectives, including phishing, installing malware, and accessing confidential data.
Spoofed emails can contain links to harmful websites or attachments infected with malware. Sender data can be hacked relatively easily in two ways:
Email spoofing is something that is well advertised to people. Here are some ways to help recognize those attacks:
All of the information above can be helpful to recognize email spoofing, but it doesn't tell how to prevent or stop it.
Email Spoofing and Phishing Statistics
Email clients configured to use SPF and DMARC will automatically reject emails that fail validation or send them to the user’s spambox. Attackers target people and businesses, and just one successfully tricked user can lead to theft of money, data and credentials.
It’s no wonder that phishing is one of today’s most prominent cyber attacks. Consider the following statistics:
3.1 billion domain spoofing emails are sent per day.
More than 90% of cyber-attacks start with an email message.
Email spoofing and phishing have had a worldwide impact costing an estimated $26 billion since 2016.
In 2019, the FBI reported that 467,000 cyber-attacks were successful, and 24% of them were email-based.
The average scam tricked users out of $75,000.
What are the main types of spoofing emails?
NO.1 paypal spoof email
NO.2 apple spoof email
NO.3 amazon spoof email
Even though it is relatively easy to protect against fraudulent emails, email spoofing is still a common technique used by spammers. When reading a message:
Individuals and organizations can be affected by email spoofing equally. It's important to stay updated and learn more about email spoofing. Certain security protocols can help administrators safeguard their domain from cybercriminals.
Email spoofing technology can be used for phishing attacks.
That is, the administrator or it o & M department is forged to send emails to obtain trust so that the other party can open the accompanying Trojan file or reply to the sensitive information they want to obtain.
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