Pharming – One of the deadly sins of online safety

In this digital age, as technological innovations continue to transform the world, cybercrime does its best to keep up. Just as one technique of cybercriminals is exposed and catered for, they move onto the next one.

“Pharming” is a typical example. The term “pharming” is based on the words “farming” and “phishing.”

It’s an advanced version of phishing where the victims are trapped without any particular bait for the same purpose as they are in phishing – stealing confidential information. Pharming is clever as well as a dangerous way of scamming people. It is clever because the people even when they are on the impostor websites have no idea about it and this means that they might fall into the trap of giving their personal information of their own free will with no idea whatsoever that they are shooting themselves in the feet. It is dangerous not only because of the damage it can inflict on individuals but also because even the most sophisticated anti-virus and anti-spyware software find it extremely difficult to detect. Pharming makes the website more vulnerable to threats and malware which can lead to other types of attacks on your website at the same time. Features of ESDS VTMScan helps in the detection of Malware, Threats, and Vulnerabilities so that you can prevent such suspicious activities.

The most popular pharming websites are usually related to online financial services or e-commerce. This makes perfect sense given that the criminals are mostly doing this for monetary gain and what better way of accumulating money than by stealing it using the confidential financial information of people.

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