noun
- plural of pharmer; people or organizations engaged in pharming (the practice of creating fake websites or redirecting internet traffic to fraudulent sites to steal personal or financial information)
Usage: informal; technology/cybersecurity context; often used in discussions of internet fraud and cybercrime
Examples
- Pharmers use DNS spoofing to redirect users to malicious websites.
- Security experts warn about pharmers targeting online banking customers.
- The company's IT team detected pharmers attempting to compromise their domain.
- Pharmers often steal login credentials through fake banking portals.
- Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on pharmers operating across multiple countries.