2024-01-18 11:58:35
The expression identity fraud is a alternative valid to the English voice spoofing.
In the media it is common to find information such as “The Police have already detected dozens of cases of the latest variant of spoofing”, “The most terrible examples of spoofing” or “If one day you receive a call from your bank alerting you that someone “If you are carrying out operations on your accounts, be wary: it may be a case of spoofing.”
The term spoofing It is used in the field of computing and technology to refer to deception techniques, which can be of various kinds (by telephone, by email, by duplicating a web page, etc.)through which a cybercriminal pretends to be a reliable source. The EU Terminology Database (IATE) recommends identity fraud as an alternative to Anglicism.
Therefore, in the examples mentioned it would have been advisable to write “The Police have already detected dozens of cases of the latest variant of identity theft”, “The most terrible examples of identity theft” and “If one day you receive a call from your bank alerting you that someone is carrying out operations on your accounts, be suspicious: it could be a case of identity theft.
If you still prefer to use the term in English, it is recommended to highlight it in italics, or in quotes if that resource is not available.
See also
➤ phishing (consulta)
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