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Computer-based Social Engineering: Phishing 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.” Pharming attack can be performed in two ways: DNS Cache Poisoning and Host File Modification. (P.1242/1226)

Phishing is a technique in which an attacker sends an email or provides a link falsely claiming to be from a legitimate site to acquire a user’s personal or account information. The attacker registers a fake domain name, builds a lookalike website, and then mails the fake website’s link to users. When a user clicks on the email link, it redirects them to the fake webpage, where they are lured into sharing sensitive details such as their address and credit card information. Some of the reasons behind the success of phishing scams include users’ lack of knowledge, being visually deceived, and not paying attention to security indicators. The Pharming, also known as domain spoofing, is an advanced form of phishing in which the attacker redirects the connection between the IP address and its target server. The attacker may use cache poisoning (modifying the Internet address to that of a rogue address) to do so. When the users type in the Internet address, it redirects them to a rogue website that resembles the original.

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