Domain hijacking is an illegal practice in New Zealand. It can have enormous consequences for businesses, from a loss of revenue to reputational damage and even financial losses for customers who may fall victim to scams. Even if your business is not a huge company with many people visiting your site daily, hackers may still feel there is some benefit in hijacking your domain. Therefore, you should take all possible steps to defend against it. This article will outline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Domain Name System (DNS) was designed to make the internet more accessible to humans. Every computer has an IP address, usually a number that allows the computer to communicate with other computers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, as these long numbers are hard to recognise, domain names are used to replace numbers – for example, www.wikipedia.com<\/a>. Domain names can cost hundreds to millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n If you run a business, either physically or online, you will most likely have a website. This may allow people to see information about your business, or customers may be able to purchase from your website. This website will have a domain name.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Domain Name System was born at the same time as computers were, and the system has not changed much since then. Therefore, it is out of touch with modern technology threats and cyber-attacks<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n DNS hijacking occurs when hackers take control of or manipulate your domain address. DNS hijacking can also be called domain theft or domain squatting<\/a>. Typically, this means individuals visiting your website are redirected to a different website similar to yours. Sometimes the fake site is very close to the original site.\u00a0If someone can hijack your domain, they can redirect traffic away from it and into a fraudulent website. They may then try to steal your customers’ personal information and credit card details or install malware on their computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This can have severe consequences for your business. Additionally, this may damage your ability to sell products, or you may face issues with your business’ reputation. In the United States, some domain hijacking incidents resulted in millions of dollars of losses for the business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\nWhat Can Happen If My Domain Name Gets Hijacked?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n