{"id":3249,"date":"2024-09-30T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mijn.host\/blog\/what-is-dns-spoofing\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:28:01","slug":"what-is-dns-spoofing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.host\/blog\/what-is-dns-spoofing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is DNS Spoofing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You have probably heard of phishing attacks<\/strong>, but are you familiar with the term DNS spoofing<\/strong>?
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Imagine this for a moment:<\/strong> You want to bank online securely and type in your bank’s trusted URL. You are redirected to a website that looks exactly the same, but in reality, it is a fake copy. Your login credentials are stolen, and your bank account is drained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This scenario might sound like something out of a movie, but thanks to DNS spoofing<\/strong>, it is unfortunately a reality.
DNS spoofing is the cunning trick that cybercriminals use to direct you to fake websites. They manipulate the system that converts internet addresses into understandable names, making you think you are on the correct website, while in reality, you end up in a dangerous place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So technically speaking, it goes like this: Criminals manipulate the DNS servers to tamper with the translation of domain names <\/a>to IP addresses. This sends the user to the wrong, dangerous, website, even if he or she enters the correct URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is DNS and why is it important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s important to understand what DNS actually is. DNS<\/strong> stands for Domain Name System<\/strong> and is essentially the phone book of the internet. When you visit a website <\/a>like, for example, my.host<\/a>, DNS translates this name into an IP address, a series of numbers indicating the location of the website on the internet. Without DNS, you would have to remember a long series of numbers every time you wanted to visit a website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DNS spoofing vs DNS cache poisoning.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DNS spoofing and DNS poisoning are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle difference. Both techniques deceive users by directing them to fake websites, but they work in slightly different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n