Which cyberattack reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

• A. Phishing
• B. DDoS
• C. Hacking
• D. Pharming

Answer: (D)

Pharming involves redirecting traffic from a legitimate website to a fraudulent one by tampering with how a domain name resolves. This can happen if DNS records are poisoned or if malware alters a computer or network device so that typing the real address leads to an attacker’s server instead of the legitimate site. Users may not notice because the URL looks correct, but the page they reach is fake and designed to steal information or install malware. This differs from phishing, which relies on deceit to get the user to click a malicious link or provide details; it also differs from DDoS, which aims to overwhelm a site with traffic, and from hacking, which is a broad term for unauthorized access without necessarily redirecting traffic to a fake site.