- What is the term for when an attacker tries to manipulate you?
- What is the term used to describe when a hacker tricks you into giving up personal information or information that could be used to steal from your or harm you?
- What is the meaning of Pharming?
What is the term for when an attacker tries to manipulate you?
Social engineering is the term used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information. Social engineering attacks happen in one or more steps.
What is the term used to describe when a hacker tricks you into giving up personal information or information that could be used to steal from your or harm you?
Phishing is a form of social engineering where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware.
What is the meaning of Pharming?
Pharming is like phishing in that it is a threat that tricks users into divulging private information, but instead of relying on email as the attack vector, pharming uses malicious code executed on the victim's device to redirect to an attacker-controlled website.