qexter's definitions

pharming

Interfering with Domain Name Resolution so that a given URL (ie www.large-financial-institution.com) is redirected to an ipaddress that the user did not intend, usually done to get personal information from the user into the hands of a hacker.

That pharming scam fooled 10,000 people into giving up there bank login information.

by qexter May 14, 2005