IP spoofing can leave unsuspecting people vulnerable to having their personal data stolen and used for malicious purposes like identity theft and other online frauds.
When cybercriminals use spoofed IP source addresses to pretend that they’re trusted sources, it can be dangerous for different reasons, including these: An attacker can do this by using the IP address of another computer to masquerade as a trusted source to gain access to your computer, device, or network. That includes infecting your computer with malware, stealing your sensitive data, and crashing your server. IP spoofing allows cybercriminals to take malicious actions often without detection. One tactic is Internet Protocol address spoofing, better known as IP spoofing.