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CPEH-001 · Question #207
In both pharming and phishing attacks an attacker can create websites that look similar to legitimate sites with the intent of collecting personal identifiable information from its victims. What is…
The correct answer is B. In a pharming attack a victim is redirected to a fake website by modifying their host configuration. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
In both pharming and phishing attacks an attacker can create websites that look similar to legitimate sites with the intent of collecting personal identifiable information from its victims. What is the difference between pharming and phishing attacks?
Options
- ABoth pharming and phishing attacks are identical.
- BIn a pharming attack a victim is redirected to a fake website by modifying their host configuration
- CIn a phishing attack a victim is redirected to a fake website by modifying their host configuration
- DBoth pharming and phishing attacks are purely technical and are not considered forms of social
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A13% (4)
- B77% (24)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
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