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GCSE Computer Science · key term
A cyber attack intended to redirect a website's traffic to a fake website.
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Paper 2
Revise: Overview of Cyber ThreatsPharming is a cyber attack intended to redirect a website's traffic to a fake website. The fake site may imitate the genuine one so that users enter passwords or bank details, which the attacker then collects.
Distinguish phishing from pharming: phishing uses a fraudulent message to trick the user; pharming redirects website traffic to a fake website.
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