Which of the following statements about email address spoofing are true?

1.Email address spoofing is copying an email to other staff

2.Email address spoofing is used for hacking

3.Email address spoofing is the forgery of an email header or sender information

4.Email address spoofing is sending a joke email to other staff

A1 & 2 only

B2 & 3 only ✓ Correct

C3 & 4 only

D1 & 4 only

Correct answer: (B) 2 & 3 only

Explanation

Statement 3 is true because email address spoofing is the forgery of an email header or sender information.

Statement 2 is true because spoofing is often used as a technique in hacking and fraud.

Statement 1 is false because copying an email to other staff is simply carbon copying, not spoofing.

Statement 4 is false because sending a joke email to colleagues is not spoofing.

Spoofing makes a message appear to come from a trusted or different sender.

It is a common tactic in phishing and other social-engineering attacks.

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