September 25, 2026
Basics of Subdomain Takeover
Subdomain takeover occurs when a subdomain points to an abandonet third party resources that can be legitimately claimed or controlled by…
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Subdomain takeover occurs when a subdomain points to an abandonet third party resources that can be legitimately claimed or controlled by another party.
For example: When a company's subdomain points to any external service, but that company discontinues( deletes that service/resources, and attacker claims that same resources form her account ,then subdomain takeover is possible.
Steps To Takeover:
Step1: Open google.com
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Step2: Search subdomain finder.
[Open each subdomains with status inactive]
sublister/subfinder confirms subdomain
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Step3: OPEN github can I takeover and compare.
[columns- services+errors]
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Step4: Open DNS Propogation to check CNAME.
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Step5: Then go to service to register domain.Step1: Open google.com
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Step2: Search subdomain finder.
[Open each subdomains with status inactive]
sublister/subfinder confirms subdomain
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Step3: OPEN github can I takeover and compare.
[columns- services+errors]
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Step4: Open DNS Propogation to check CNAME.
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Step5: Then go to service to register domain.Two common methods for subdomain takeover:
- CNAME Based Subdomain Takeover
- NS(Name Server) Based Subdomain Takeover