Pharming

What is the pharming?

A method of manipulating PCs infected with malicious code and inducing users to phishing (fake) sites even if they access normal homepage addresses, leaking personal financial information, etc

Malignant code+Personal information+fishing=Pharming
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Major cases of damage

The fake KRX gold market site dazzles investors by using trademarks similar to KRX and stealing photos of advertising models without permission. It sends mass text messages to induce them to open chat rooms on Kakao Talk and disappears immediately after investors make a deposit
(Source: Chosun Ilbo)

It pretends to be an online mall for famous computer supplies, produces similar to the actual sales page, modulates only a part of the URL, and distributes the URL through channels such as online communities. When a user presses the "Purchase Right Now" button, it induces "ordering non-members" so that only bankbook deposit payment is possible, thereby inducing deposit of transaction payments
(Source: ZD Net Korea)

Prevention and countermeasures

Prevention and countermeasures

은행100% pharming is suspected if the entire bank security card number is requested

Do not store public certificates, security card photos, account passwords, etc. on computers or e-mails

In the event of damage, report the damage to the police station 112 or the Financial Supervisory Service 1332 for help