Question

What it means for an adversary to hack a website via dns?

Answer 1

It is also called DNS hijacking.

The Domain Name Service, or DNS,…is used to translate a website name to an IP address.…The DNS service requests a translation…from the internet-based DNS server which is supporting…your network connection, typically that's of your ISP.…However, there's also a file on both Windows and Linux…which provides a hard-coded translation and it's used…prior to checking any DNS server.…This is the HOSTS file and and adversary who gains access…to your system can use it to hijack…your network connections.…

❌❌❌❌❌if any hacker gets access to the host files then ur system might become vulnerable.. ❌❌❌❌❌❌