The practice of forging a return address on an e‐mail so that the recipient is fooled into revealing private information is termed?

A. hacking

B. cracking

C. dumpster diving

D. spoofing

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The practice of forging a return address on an e‐mail so that the recipient is fooled into revealing private information is termed as spoofing. A spoofing attack is a situation in which a person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data, to gain an illegitimate advantage.