Phishing & Pharming Flashcards
1
Q
What is Phishing?
A
The criminal activity of sending emails or having a website that is intended to trick someone into giving away personal info
1
Q
What is Pharming?
A
Pharming is a technique used by criminals to gain personal info and payment details from users
Fake versions of websites to trick users
2
Q
What are the 2 ways to be redirected to a pharming site
A
The url is so similar, if a normal typo occurs n or m it will lead to the fake website
Altering domain name servers to it so when the user searches up different websites it will redirect them to their fake equivalent
