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312-49V8 · Question #43

Email spoofing refers to:

The correct answer is A. The forgery of an email header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Email spoofing refers to:

Options

  • AThe forgery of an email header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere
  • BThe criminal act of sending an illegitimate email, falsely claiming to be from a legitimate site in an attempt to
  • CSending huge volumes of email to an address in an attempt to overflow the mailbox or overwhelm the server
  • DA sudden spike of "Reply All" messages on an email distribution list, caused by one misdirected message

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    75% (18)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    17% (4)
  • D
    4% (1)

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