What is the aim of an ARP Spoofing Attack The aim of conducting such an attack depends on the intention of the hacker. Some hackers can use it to create a foundation for further harmful attacks or a few might use it to access communication happening over one device. A few common aims ...
Spoofing is a cyberattack where scammer masks their identity to trick you into giving up personal data or clicking on malicious links. Read more in this blog.
Picture this: You receive an urgent email from your bank with a link, and you click it — just like that, you’ve become the victim of a spoofing attack. Keep reading to learn what spoofing is, what types of spoofing to watch out for, and how strong security software like Avast One ...
IP spoofing involves an IP address source of a website, email address, or device that is subtly altered to mask its malicious contents and trick users into sharing information. HTTP spoofing attacks trick users by redirecting the browser session to an unsecured website without the user’s knowle...
Domain Name System spoofing.This is a type of man-in-the-middle attack where cybercriminals alter domain names to redirect traffic to fake websites. Users might think that they are reaching a secure and trusted website, but instead, they land on a website operated by cybercriminals. The ma...
This vulnerability enables ARP spoofing, where attackers can manipulate mappings between IP and MAC addresses by sending bogus data. IP Fragmentation attack IP fragmentation is an Internet Protocol (IP) process that breaks packets into smaller pieces (fragments) so that the resulting pieces can travel...
By doing so, attackers use a wide range of communication channels and mediums to reach their victims, including: Email Spoofing: This involves sending emails with a forged sender address. The aim is to trick the recipient into thinking the email originates from a trusted source, thus ...