What is Pharming? Here’s how to safeguard yourself from such cyber attacks

With the increased use of smartphones and computers to transact and do work, there is also a surge in cyber attacks. Several naive users unaware of threats lurking in the web are falling prey to the tricks of cyber crooks and losing their hard-earned money.

In this edition, we shed light on Pharming, a devious cyber-attack technique used by criminals to redirect potential victims to fraudulent websites or manipulate their computer systems to collect sensitive information.

They use the data to either blackmail for ransom or wipe clean the bank account before the victim realises what hit them.