312-50V12 · Question #38
Attacker Steve targeted an organization's network with the aim of redirecting the company's web traffic to another malicious website. To achieve this goal, Steve performed DNS cache poisoning by…
The correct answer is 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…
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- APharming
- BSkimming
- CPretexting
- DWardriving
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(54 responses)- A87% (47)
- B7% (4)
- C4% (2)
- D2% (1)
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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. Pharming attack can be performed in two ways: DNS Cache Poisoning and Host File Modification
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