Match List I (Technical term) with List II (Description) and choose the correct answer from the options given below.

List I

i.Phishing

ii.Pharming

iii.Spam

iv.Smishing

List II

a.The action of illegally installing malicious code that redirects a person to a fraudulent website to obtain their bank details

b.The action of sending text messages to fraudulently obtain another person's bank details

c.The action of sending emails to fraudulently obtain another person's bank details

d.Unsolicited bulk emails

Ai-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b ✓ Correct

Bi-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Ci-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d

Di-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d

Correct answer: (A) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b

Explanation

Phishing sends fraudulent emails to trick a person into revealing their bank details.

Pharming installs malicious code that silently redirects a user to a fake website to capture their bank details.

Spam is unsolicited bulk email sent in large volume, often advertising rather than targeted fraud.

Smishing does the same as phishing but through fraudulent text messages instead of email.

Phishing and smishing differ mainly by channel, email versus SMS, while pharming needs no user click on a link.

All three fraud types aim to steal credentials, whereas spam is chiefly a nuisance of volume.

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