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'''Domain Name Hijacking''' or Domain Hijacking refers to the security breach that occurs when an outside agent, such as a hacker, gains control over a domain registered to another individual or organization.<ref name="report">[http://archive.icann.org/en/announcements/hijacking-report-12jul05.pdf Domain Name Hijacking: Incidents, Threats, Risks, and Remedial Actions] (PDF), ICANN's SSAC</ref><ref name="go">[http://www.gohacking.com/how-domain-name-is-hijacked-how-to-protect/ How a Domain Name is Hijacked and How to Protect it] by Srikanth Ramesh, GoHacking.com</ref> Hijacking can be accomplished via various practices and often results in domain name registrants losing control of their domains as traffic is redirected to a different site, the content of the original site is changed, or the outside agent switches the control of the name through the registrar. <ref name="go"/> This practice has reportedly tripled since 2005 and is related to [[Reverse Domain Name Hijacking]]<ref name="cio">[http://www.cio.com/article/699206/4_Ways_to_Prevent_Domain_Name_Hijacking_?page=1&taxonomyId=3089 4 Ways to Prevent Domain Name Hijacking] by Meridith Levinson (February 1, 2012), CIO</ref>

'''Domain Name Hijacking''' or Domain Hijacking refers to the security breach that occurs when an outside agent, such as a hacker, gains control over a domain registered to another individual or organization.<ref name="report">[http://archive.icann.org/en/announcements/hijacking-report-12jul05.pdf Domain Name Hijacking: Incidents, Threats, Risks, and Remedial Actions] (PDF), ICANN's SSAC</ref><ref name="go">[http://www.gohacking.com/how-domain-name-is-hijacked-how-to-protect/ How a Domain Name is Hijacked and How to Protect it] by Srikanth Ramesh, GoHacking.com</ref> Hijacking can be accomplished via various practices and often results in domain name registrants losing control of their domains as traffic is redirected to a different site, the content of the original site is changed, or the outside agent switches the control of the name through the registrar. <ref name="go"/> This practice has reportedly tripled since 2005 and is related to [[Reverse Domain Name Hijacking]]<ref name="cio">[http://www.cio.com/article/699206/4_Ways_to_Prevent_Domain_Name_Hijacking_?page=1&taxonomyId=3089 4 Ways to Prevent Domain Name Hijacking] by Meridith Levinson (February 1, 2012), CIO</ref>