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What Is Pharming? Definition | TecnetOne Glossary

Written by Tecnet One | Oct 7, 2026, 4:38:54 PM

Pharming is an attack that sends people to a fake website even when they type the correct address of the real one, by tampering with DNS or the device's settings. Unlike phishing, it does not need the victim to click a deceptive link, which makes it harder to notice.

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DNS poisoning, DNS spoofing, malicious redirection