What is address spoofing?
In cyber security, address spoofing is the act of disguising a MAC and or LAN IP address to appear to belong to another device. For example, hackers will often spoof their MAC address to disguise their device on a targeted network. By spoofing their MAC address to match a device found on the network, a hacker can blend in as that device. Hackers will also spoof their devices to make it harder for cyber security professionals to determine the origin of attack and what devices were involved. By sending spoofed ARP messages, hackers can manipulate the ARP table. Spoofed ARP messages will allow the attacker's MAC address to be associated with a MAC address of a victim host. Spoofing ARP messages is also known as ARP ...
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