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Ethical Hacking - Interview Questions
What's the difference between a hacked and spoofed account?
The hacker doesn’t need to take over your account to spoof your email. However, a hacked email account means that the attacker managed to gain full access to your email account. The emails that the hacker sends will genuinely come from your mailbox. However, in the case of spoofing, your account remains untouched. The email only appears to be originating from you, but it’s actually from a completely separate account.
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