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id: "pharming"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "pharming"
language: "en"
category: "Security and abuse"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# pharming

An attack that sends users to a fake website even when they type the correct domain name, by tampering with DNS answers or device settings. It is one of the forms of DNS abuse covered by gTLD contracts.

## related terms

- [DNS hijacking](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-hijacking/)
- [phishing](https://tldlog.com/glossary/phishing/)
- [DNS abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns-abuse/)
- [DNSSEC](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dnssec/)