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 explo

Question

Options

• APretexting
• BPharming
• CWardriving
• DSkimming

• B
  93% (28)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Explanation

Pharming (Option B) is correct because it specifically describes the attack where DNS cache poisoning or host file modification is used to redirect users from a legitimate website to a fraudulent one without their knowledge, enabling mass identity theft and credential harvesting.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Pretexting (A) is a social engineering technique where an attacker creates a fabricated scenario to manipulate victims into revealing information - it involves human deception, not DNS manipulation.
• Wardriving (C) involves driving around with a device to detect and exploit vulnerable Wi-Fi networks - completely unrelated to DNS attacks.
• Skimming (D) is a physical attack using hardware devices placed on ATMs or point-of-sale terminals to steal card data.

Memory Tip: Think of "Pharming = Farming victims at scale" - just as a farmer cultivates a large field, pharming harvests credentials from many users simultaneously by poisoning DNS, whereas phishing targets individuals one at a time. The "Ph" in Pharming connects it to DNS/infrastructure manipulation rather than personal trickery.

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