Ask HN: Has my domain name been hijacked

5 points by akshat 13 years ago | 6 comments

A couple of days ago, the name server for my site suddenly changed to something else. On my domain provider it is showing as the right one. For example this is what my domain registrar is showing

example.com ns7.abc.com <---------- this is the correct value

However, when I use nslookup, I am seeing something else altogether:

example.com dns1.xyz.com

My whois entry is indicating the incorrect value. The whois record continues to show the right owner of the domain though.

Has my domain been hijacked? How can I fix this?

HNC 13 years ago |

If your domain registrar is showing the right name server then it should be okay. Try to contact the registrar and talk to them about the problem, They should be able to fix it. It may also take some time for the DNS to set (aprox. 24 Hours).

akshat 13 years ago | |

Thanks. The registrar has not been very helpful. We waited 48 hours and still no resolution.

HNC 13 years ago | | |

Hmmm... I highly doubt your site has been hijacked if you can still access the registrar and your whois information is showing. Can you tell me the name of the domain and registrar. Thanks

mike-cardwell 13 years ago |

What is the domain, and what should the records look like?