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- April 23, 2021
- Posted by: Nicola Selenu
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A attack that directs traffic from a legitimate website to an attack site, often configured so that it very closely resembles the original. For example, a DNS server might be hacked and it’s IP routing information is modified to redirect the traffic. The domain name will show correctly in the browser (even though it is a fraudulent site). See also DNS Cache Poisoning.
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Author:Nicola Selenu
Nicola Selenu is a recognized leader in the Email Industry (with 15 years of professional experience as an Email Marketing and Deliverability Consultant) and an active member of the Anti-Abuse community. Some (of the many) brands that proudly served during his career in Email are: Adobe, Nestlé, Expedia, Gucci, Bulgari, Luxottica, UNHCR, Amnesty International, LastMinute, Acer, Groupon.
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