DNS-Poisoning
DNS Poisoning, also known as DNS Spoofing, is a term used in the field of computer science. In simple terms, it means hackers can redirect traffic that is supposed to be sent to a legitimate website, to a fake one instead.
Here’s an example: if someone tries to visit the website “www.google.com”, their computer sends a request to a DNS server, which translates the domain name “www.google.com” into an IP address so the computer knows which server to connect to. In the case of DNS poisoning, the DNS server sends back a fake IP address, which is the IP address of a scammer’s website. When the computer connects to that IP address, it connects to the scammer’s website instead of the legitimate one.
This can be a big problem because the scammer’s website often looks identical to the legitimate website, which tricks users into inputting their personal information such as their login credentials or their credit card information. The scammer can then use this information for malicious purposes.
To protect against DNS poisoning, one should ensure that their computer’s antivirus and firewall software are up to date. Additionally, you can manually enter the IP address rather than relying on the DNS server. There are also secure DNS services available that encrypt your DNS requests and protect against DNS poisoning.
That’s it in a nutshell – a very quick summary of DNS poisoning.