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CompTIA: Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) Exam Prep

Category - Threats

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What is a way for a hacker to redirect someone to a bogus website by exploiting DNS server vulnerabilities?

Pharming
Phishing
Spam
Vishing

Explanation

Answer: A - Pharming is an attack that redirects users to bogus websites by exploiting DNS vulnerabilities.

Key Takeaway: Pharming can redirect to bogus websites by compromising the DNS server, making the client use a bogus DNS server, or editing the client’s hosts file. This is especially prevalent with the wireless network as a lot of these home routers have never had the default passwords changed.

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