In both pharming and phishing attacks an attacker can create websites that look similar to legitimate sites with the intent of collecting personal identifiable inf
ormation from its victims. What is the difference between pharming and phishing attacks?
A. In a pharming attack a victim is redirected to a fake website by modifying their host configuration file or by exploiting vulnerabilities in DNS. In a phishing att
ack an attacker provides the victim with a URL that is either misspelled or looks similar to the actual websites domain name.
B. Both pharming and phishing attacks are purely technical and are not considered forms of social engineering.
C. Both pharming an
d phishing attacks are identical.
D. In a phishing attack a victim is redirected to a fake website by modifying their host configuration file or by exploiting vulnerabilities in DNS. In a pharming attack an attacker provides the victim with a URL that is e
ither misspelled or looks very similar to the actual websites domain name.