Phishing vs. pharming

November 10, 2005, 1:07am PST | Length: 00:03:51
Phishing involves the receipt of an e-mail message that appears to come from a legitimate enterprise. Pharming attacks compromise at the DNS server level, re-directing you to a hacker's site when you type in a company's Web address.

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Phishing vs. pharming

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Phishing involves the receipt of an e-mail message that appears to come from a legitimate...

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