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DNS spoofing

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Also known as DNS cache poisoning, DNS cache pollution, CAPEC-142: DNS Cache Poisoning

cyberattack in which corrupt DNS data is introduced into the DNS resolver's cache, causing the name server to return an incorrect result record, e.g. an IP address, diverting traffic to the attacker

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Subclass of
spoofing attack
Said to be same as
DNS hijacking
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described by source
Google
catalog code
CAPEC-142
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