Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
email spoofing
Albanian translation:
Mashtrimi i origjinës së mesazhit elektronik
English term
email spoofing
Email spoofing may occur in different forms, but all have a similar result: a user receives email that appears to have originated from one source when it actually was sent from another source. Email spoofing is often an attempt to trick the user into making a damaging statement or releasing sensitive information (such as passwords). (Carnegie Mellon University)
You might receive an email that asks for detailed information on a secret company project which appears to come from your boss, but instead comes from your company's competitor. Many well-known companies are daily victims of email spoofing, either accidently with a virus, or deliberately. (DAWN Ontario)
A lot of modern worms use email spoofing when they send themselves from an infected computer. This spoofing tactic has led to a great deal of finger pointing and confusion among Internet users. (Brett M.Christensen)
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Jan 14, 2010 13:05: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jan 14, 2010 13:11: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Jan 17, 2010 14:02: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Jan 19, 2010 10:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
Mashtrimi i origjinës së mesazhit elektronik
Mashtrimi i origjinës. Ky termin zakonisht përdoret për të emërtuar e-postën e dërguar e cila nuk i ka informatat dërguese autentike apo të vërteta në kokë. E-posta e tillë duket si e dërguar nga një adresë e caktuar por në të vërtet nuk është. (Wikipedia)
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