It’s alarming to discover that someone is sending emails that appear to come from your email address—especially if you didn’t send them. This situation can make you wonder if your email has been hacked. However, not all suspicious activity means you’ve been compromised. In many cases, your email address may simply be spoofed, not hacked.

In this post, we’ll explain the difference between spoofed, hacked, and infected email accounts, and share best practices to protect your email from spoofing and other threats.

✅ Spoofed vs. Hacked vs. Infected: What’s the Difference?

Understanding the difference between these scenarios is key to taking the right action.

💡 1. Spoofed Email

• What it is: Spoofing is when a scammer forges the “From” field in an email header to make it look like the message came from your address. However, they have no access to your account.

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