1.0Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/Team Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/author/adm_glosarix/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZU0jxnmxIC"><a href="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/gaining-access-via-url-spoofing-en/">Gaining Access via URL Spoofing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/gaining-access-via-url-spoofing-en/embed/#?secret=ZU0jxnmxIC" width="600" height="338" title="“Gaining Access via URL Spoofing” — Glosarix" data-secret="ZU0jxnmxIC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://glosarix.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Description: URL spoofing is a social engineering technique that involves creating a fake URL that resembles a legitimate one with the aim of tricking users into providing sensitive information. This tactic relies on the trust users place in web addresses they consider safe. Attackers can subtly modify the URL, using similar characters or domains that […]