Dns hijacking fix

1. What is hijacking my DNS?
2. How do I mitigate DNS hijacking?
3. What happens if your DNS is attacked?
4. Can hackers hijack your DNS?

What is hijacking my DNS?

Domain Name Server (DNS) hijacking, also named DNS redirection, is a type of DNS attack in which DNS queries are incorrectly resolved in order to unexpectedly redirect users to malicious sites.

How do I mitigate DNS hijacking?

End users can protect themselves against DNS hijacking by changing router passwords, installing antivirus, and using an encrypted VPN channel. If the user's ISP is hijacking their DNS, they can use a free, alternative DNS service such as Google Public DNS, Google DNS over HTTPS, and Cisco OpenDNS.

What happens if your DNS is attacked?

For example, DNS tunneling techniques enable threat actors to compromise network connectivity and gain remote access to a targeted server. Other forms of DNS attacks can enable threat actors to take down servers, steal data, lead users to fraudulent sites, and perform Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

Can hackers hijack your DNS?

Attackers can do harm to your DNS in various types of DNS attack. For example, someone can hijack your DNS to redirect you to malicious websites, usually to steal your personal data or spread malware to your device. In DNS spoofing, your DNS records can be altered to redirect you to fraudulent websites.