A: Pharming Pharming is a social engineering technique in which the attacker executes malicious programs on a victim’s computer or server, and when the victim enters any URL or domain name, it automatically redirects the victim’s traffic to an attacker-controlled website. This attack is also known as “Phishing without a Lure.” The attacker steals confidential information like credentials, banking details, and other information related to web-based services.

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Computer-based Social Engineering: Phishing - Pharming The attacker redirects web traffic to a fraudulent website by installing a malicious program on a personal computer or server. Also known as “phishing without a lure”, and performed by using DNS Cache Poisoning or Host File Modification. (P.1239/1223)

The attacker redirects web traffic to a fraudulent website by installing a malicious program on a personal computer or server Also known as “phishing without a lure”, and performed by using DNS Cache Poisoning or Host File Modification

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