Hands-On Machine Learning for Cybersecurity

Pharming

Pharming is a more sophisticated form of phishing attack, wherein the domain name system (DNS) cache is tampered with. These attacks are more sure-fire ways to propagate scams, as basic security training classes have made users less vulnerable to phishing attacks. Before we move on to the details of how an attack works, we will explain how the DNS server works. The DNS server translates all of the website addresses into numerical forms, so that they can easily be mapped. The IP address for Microsoft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/) is as follows:

Checking Domain NameDomain Name: microsoft.comTop Level Domain: COM (Commercial TLD)DNS LookupIP Address: 40.76.4.15Geolocation: US (United States), VA, Virginia, 23917 Boydton - Google ...