Originally posted by Kalleh:
We've talked about
phishing before, but have you heard of
pharming? Apparently it uses fake websites to rip off consumers like
phishing, but it also implants malicious software on the victim's PC that sends the consumers to a bogus site, even if they type in a correct address.
The article said that in another twist on
phishing, consumers are directed to bogus sites loaded with programs that spy on keystrokes and cut and paste actions. Does anyone know if this is also called
pharming, or is there another name for it?
The technical terminology is just exploding!