A threat actor has altered the host file for a commonly accessed website on the computer of a victim. Now when the user clicks on the website link, they are redirected to a malicious website. What type of attack has the threat actor accomplished?

A threat actor has altered the host file for a commonly accessed website on the computer of a victim. Now when the user clicks on the website link, they are redirected to a malicious website. What type of attack has the threat actor accomplished?

• phishing
• vishing
• pharming
• tailgating

Explanation: Pharming is an impersonation attack in which a threat actor redirects a victim from a valid website or resource to a malicious one that could be made to appear as a valid site to the user. Pharming can be done by altering the host file on the victim's system, through DNS poisoning, or by exploiting a vulnerability in a DNS server.

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