Question

in the context of spam, pharming:
a. obtains private information such as usernames and passwords by using official - looking emails.
b. does not require the intended victim to click on a bogus email link.
c. does not redirect internet traffic to fake sites.
d. is less sophisticated and easier to detect than phishing.

Explanation:

Pharming is a cyber - attack where attackers redirect a website's traffic to another, fake site. Unlike phishing (which often involves victims clicking on links in emails), pharming can be done through DNS cache poisoning or other methods that do not rely on the victim clicking on an email link.

• Option A: Obtaining private information via official - looking emails is more characteristic of phishing.
• Option C: Pharming does redirect Internet traffic to fake sites.
• Option D: Pharming is often more sophisticated and harder to detect than phishing as it can be implemented at the DNS level.

Answer:

B. does not require the intended victim to click on a bogus email link