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A spoofing attack is
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A .  a prepared application that takes advantage of a known weakness.
B .  a tool used to quickly check computers on a network for known weaknesses.
C .  an application that captures TCP/IP data packets, which can maliciously be used to capture passwords and other data while it is in transit either within the computer or over the network.
D .  a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and thereby gaining illegitimate access.
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
Spoofing, as it pertains to cybersecurity, is when someone or something pretends to be something else in an attempt to gain our confidence, get access to our systems, steal data, steal money, or spread malware. Spoofing attacks come in many forms

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