Large Scale Pharming Attack Strikes Financial Institutions

Where a phishing scam seeks to lure naive or unsuspecting users into visiting a malicious web site or downloading malicious software, a pharming attack hijacks the target site at the DNS level. According to this Information Week article on Yahoo News, as many as 65 financial institutions found themselves targeted by a complex and sophisticated pharming attack that spanned the globe. Read Pharming Attack Slams 65 Financial Targets for more details.