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Domain
Hijacking
Domain hijacking (cybersquatting) is basically stealing
the profit of a domain name from the original owner of
that domain. Often it is then resold for much more than
the original value of it-even sometimes to the original
owner. One of the many reasons why people steal the use
of someone else’s domain name is so they can benefit
from the profits of that name. One of the ways this is
done is by way of “typosquatting,” which is using
variants of a particular trade name (a domain name very
similar to the one that is legally someone else’s).
Along with using different variants of a legitimate
trade name, they use a variety of different techniques.
For example, they might place Google ads on the page of
a fraudulent website that links to the original
trademark. In the process they will learn how to take
control of that original trademark URL and will redirect
it to a stolen IP location used by and assigned by a
fraudulent attacker.
The worst part of domain hijacking is that these
cybersquatters can sometimes unfortunately continue
stealing information from and spying on legitimate site
owners long after being caught. In other words, even if
a site domain name has been returned to the original
owner cybersquatters have a way of maliciously acquiring
information. These cyber thieves than can use that info
to their advantage for months afterwards-maybe even
years in some cases. This is why it is so important to
be safe and careful. Know who you are communicating with
and do not let anyone steal your information.
At What Point You Will Need To Worry About Domain
Hijacking
It is wise to take precautions no matter how small your
website domain is right now. However, the more
profitable and popular that your website is the better
chance you have of having your domain name stolen.
Domain hijackers usually will usually spy on you using
one of a variety of different methods of “cache
poisoning”. Cache poisoning is the process by which
domain hijacking typically occurs. In fact, this
procedure is already briefly described above. It is the
use of any means to communicate with a legitimate IP and
then corrupt it with a false IP (on that the attacker
uses).
What You Can Do About Domain Hijacking
Continuous DNS monitoring and frequent DNS lookups can
help. You will want to make sure you verify every name
server that you use. If you cannot verify it then you
may want to use a bad DNS server blocking system. You
also will want to use the highest level of website
security on your site pages also. Furthermore, do not
answer any fraudulent e-mails that appear to be from
PayPal, eBay, your web hosting provider, or your
Internet provider. Any false e-mail will typically
include a false link used to obtain your personal
information. Do not fall for it by any means.
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