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A recent Wired article does a good job explaining what DNS hijacking is and how to protect yourself, such as Multi Factor Identification....
"DNS hijacking takes advantage of how the Domain Name System functions as the internet's phone book"
"A hacker who's able to corrupt a DNS lookup anywhere in that chain can send the visitor off in the wrong direction, making the site appear to be offline, or even redirecting users to a website the attacker controls."
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-dns-hijacking
"DNS hijacking takes advantage of how the Domain Name System functions as the internet's phone book"
"A hacker who's able to corrupt a DNS lookup anywhere in that chain can send the visitor off in the wrong direction, making the site appear to be offline, or even redirecting users to a website the attacker controls."
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-dns-hijacking
