DNS spoofing, also called DNS cache poisoning, is a form of computer security hacking in which corrupted Domain Name System data is introduced into a DNS resolver's cache, causing the name server to return an incorrect result, such as the wrong IP address, to whoever queries it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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DNS spoofing, also referred to as DNS cache poisoning, is a form of computer security hacking in which corrupt Domain Name System data is introduced into the DNS resolver's cache, causing the name server to return an incorrect result record, e.g. an IP address.
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