Recent spate of attacks targeting domain name system protocols and registrars is prompting U.S. and UK agencies to issue warnings and policy updates. The main concern is DNS hijacking, which involves manipulating records so they can see traffic flowing to a particular website or service. The GSA plans to start alerting officials who oversee government domains when changes are made to those sites’ DNS registrar. Security experts warn that the aging DNS protocol cannot keep up with modern threats and tools designed to hijack internet traffic.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/recent-dns-hijacking-campaigns-trigger-government-action-a-12814