{"id":4325,"date":"2024-07-31T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nebrcentre.co.uk\/?p=4325"},"modified":"2024-07-31T12:42:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:42:00","slug":"what-is-email-spoofing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/what-is-email-spoofing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Email Spoofing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proofpoint.com\/uk\/threat-reference\/email-spoofing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Email spoofing<\/a>\u202fis a type of cyber-attack whereby the attacker sends an email that appears to be from a legitimate source,\u202fbut it\u2019s not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sender may use a fake email address, display name, or other details within the email header to\u202fdeceive\u202fthe recipient into believing that the message is from a trusted source.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many reasons an attacker may use email spoofing against victims, but it often involves tricking the recipient into disclosing sensitive information or downloading malware onto their device.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a cybercriminal may spoof an email to make it look like it\u2019s coming from the bank when it\u2019s coming from them. When the recipient clicks on the link in the email,\u202fthey may be directed to a fake website where\u202fthey\u2019re\u202fasked to enter their personal and financial details. In this case, the attacker can use this information to commit fraud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email spoofing can be difficult to detect, but you can\u202freduce the risk of such attacks by being cautious with links and attachments, staying vigilant through security awareness training and take steps to verify the email sender by checking their email address for anomalies and calling the sender to check that they have sent the email.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information about email spoofing,\u202fother\u202fpotential\u202fphishing attacks\u202fand guidance on how to best support your business and team from\u202fcyber-crime\u202fplease contact\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plus sign up for our\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/core-membership-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>free core membership<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u202fto stay up to date with the latest cyber security updates and gain access to a wealth of handy\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>resources<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEBRC<\/a>\u202fis a\u202fnon-profit organisation that seeks to educate,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inform<\/a>, and\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support<\/a>\u202fbusinesses across the UK on how to stay safe online through reliable cyber security practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email spoofing\u202fis a type of cyber-attack whereby the attacker sends an email that appears to be from a legitimate source,\u202fbut it\u2019s not.&nbsp; The sender may&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}