Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 209

Attacker Steve targeted an organization's network with the aim of redirecting the company's web traffic to another malicious website. To achieve this goal, Steve performed DNS cache poisoning by exploiting the vulnerabilities in the DNS server software and modified the original IP address of the target website to that of a fake website.
What is the technique employed by Steve to gather information for identity theft?

Answer options

• A. Pharming
• B. Skimming
• C. Pretexting
• D. Wardriving

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Pharming, which involves redirecting users from legitimate websites to malicious ones to steal sensitive information. The other options are not related to this method; Skimming involves capturing card information, Pretexting involves creating a fabricated scenario to obtain personal data, and Wardriving is about locating Wi-Fi networks.