Editing Spoofing attack (section)

=== Geolocation===
[[Geopositioning|Geolocation]] spoofing occurs when a user applies technologies to make their device appear to be located somewhere other than where it is actually located.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Günther |first=Christoph |date=2014-09-14 |title=A Survey of Spoofing and Counter-Measures |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/navi.65 |journal=Navigation |language=en |volume=61 |issue=3 |pages=159–177 |doi=10.1002/navi.65|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The most common geolocation spoofing is through the use of a [[Virtual private network|Virtual Private Network]] (VPN) or [[Domain Name System|DNS]] Proxy in order for the user to appear to be located in a different country, state or territory other than where they are actually located. According to a study by [[GlobalWebIndex]], 49% of global VPN users utilize VPNs primarily to access [[Geo-blocking|territorially restricted]] entertainment content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.globalwebindex.com/chart-of-the-day/vpns-are-primarily-used-to-access-entertainment/|title=VPNs Are Primarily Used to Access Entertainment|date=2018-07-06|website=GlobalWebIndex Blog|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> This type of geolocation spoofing is also referred to as geo-piracy, since the user is illicitly accessing copyrighted materials via geolocation spoofing technology. Another example of geolocation spoofing occurred when an online poker player in California used geolocation spoofing techniques to play online poker in [[New Jersey]], in contravention of both [[California]] and New Jersey state law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flushdraw.net/news/california-online-poker-pro-forfeits-over-90000-geolocation-evading-fraudulent-new-jersey-play/|title=California Online Poker Pro Forfeits Over $90,000 for Geolocation-Evading New Jersey Play|last=Hintze|first=Haley|date=2019-03-09|website=Flushdraw.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> Forensic geolocation evidence proved the geolocation spoofing and the player forfeited more than $90,000 in winnings.