Email Impersonation

Definitions

1. A tactic where an attacker makes an email appear to come from a trusted person, brand, or internal source in order to deceive recipients. It may involve spoofed domains, lookalike addresses, display-name tricks, or compromised real accounts.

   In plain English: Pretending an email comes from someone trusted in order to trick people.

   Example: "The finance team nearly wired funds after an email impersonation attack mimicked the CFO's tone and signature."

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• ARP Spoofing
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• Email Header Analysis
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• Malicious Document
• Packet Spoofing
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• Quick Response Code Attack