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Broken link hijacking
Attackers exploit broken external links—such as expired domains, inactive social media handles, or discontinued third-party services—still referenced by websites. By acquiring control of these expired resources, attackers can:
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- Deface websites by serving offensive or deceptive content.
- Impersonate organizations or individuals to conduct phishing attacks or damage reputations.
- Inject malicious scripts (e.g., JavaScript) for cross-site scripting (XSS) or malware distribution
how to reproduce this steps
- go to the bottom of the website
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- click each social media handles and look for the 404 found reponses