PHOTOS: Cowboys' official website shows only Chargers news after glitch
The Dallas Cowboys' official website went AWOL on Wednesday night, with visitors being directed to the home page of the San Diego Chargers.
If you go to the @dallascowboys website right now, it shows info for the @Chargers pic.twitter.com/bMa5psHEi5
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 22, 2015
This is what the @dallascowboys website looks like right now....@Chargers ??? pic.twitter.com/hwMlVXlWg4
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) January 22, 2015
Some began to wonder if the Cowboys had been hacked ...
http://t.co/ZFlLapdFQG has been hacked! #NorthKoreaLovesTheChargers ??? @NFL #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/jOKyFEsh51
— MyFellowTexans (@MyFellow_Texans) January 22, 2015
So it seems someone hacked the Cowboys website to redirect to the Chargers page
— Joe Szymaszek (@texanbadger13) January 22, 2015
But, as it turns out, the issue was the result of a Domain Name System (DNS) glitch. DNSs translate domain names into IP addresses.
@AlBoeNEWS Just a DNS glitch. All fixed. No hack.
— San Diego Chargers (@Chargers) January 22, 2015