Question

______ you are directed to a bogus web site even if you enter the correct information in your initial search.

○ dumpster diving

○ phone scam

○ shoulder surfing

○ phishing

○ pharming

○ skimming

Explanation:

• Dumpster diving: Searching trash for sensitive data, not website redirection.
• Phone scam: Fraud via calls, not web redirection.
• Shoulder surfing: Watching someone enter data, not web redirection.
• Phishing: Uses fake links/msgs, not correct search redirection.
• Pharming: Redirects users to fake sites even with correct search inputs by manipulating DNS or hosts files.
• Skimming: Steals card data via devices, not web redirection.

Answer:

E. Pharming