Several Sri Lankan web domains, including google.lk are currently experiencing a DNS cache spoofing attack, in which web traffic to the site is being redirected to a site which highlights corruption within the government, the lack of media freedom, the plight of tea plantation workers, the issue of forced cremations and the ongoing genocide of Tamils on the island.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) tweeted that “certain .lk currently being affected by a malicious redirection”.
With certain .lk domains currently being affected by a malicious redirection, the LK Domain registry is in the process of resolving the issue with TRC & CERT assisting. please contact https://t.co/73gFq0Qc0U on 0114216061 hotline to report any issue and for support #publicalert
— TRCSL (@TRCSL) February 6, 2021
Users who attempted to access google on the island were redirected to a site with several messages condemning the government and raising the issues of those persecuted by the state.
See screenshots from the hack below.
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