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## Borrowed Reputation: Domain Shadowing and Gambling SEO

DevFeed: [Borrowed Reputation: Domain Shadowing and Gambling SEO](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/borrowed-reputation-domain-shadowing-and-gambling-seo-101558.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.infoblox.com/blog/threat-intelligence/borrowed-reputation-domain-shadowing-and-gambling-seo/>)

Author: Infoblox Threat Intel

Published: 2026-10-26T13:00:40Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Infoblox](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/infoblox-blog.md>)

Topics: [Domain Name System (DNS)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dns-resolution-process.md>), [DNS security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dns-security.md>), [Search engine optimization (SEO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/seo.md>), [domain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/domain.md>), [CNAME vs A record](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cname-vs-a-record.md>), [credential-based attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/credential-based-attacks.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hosting.md>)

Tags: [cloudflare-pages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloudflare-pages.md>), [cloudfront](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloudfront.md>), [cname](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cname.md>), [compromise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compromise.md>), [delegation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/delegation.md>), [dns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dns.md>), [dns-hijacking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dns-hijacking.md>), [domain-shadowing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/domain-shadowing.md>), [edu-bd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/edu-bd.md>), [gambling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gambling.md>), [gambling-seo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gambling-seo.md>), [gov-in](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gov-in.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [hidden-hawk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hidden-hawk.md>), [indian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/indian.md>), [indonesian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/indonesian.md>), [infoblox-threat-intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infoblox-threat-intel.md>), [ns-delegation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ns-delegation.md>), [parasite-seo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parasite-seo.md>), [seo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/seo.md>)

### AI overview

The report describes two unrelated operations that used unauthorized DNS changes to place illegal gambling pages under legitimate school and government domains, borrowing institutional reputation for SEO and traffic. Hidden Hawk added individual CNAME records, mostly pointing school and government subdomains to gambling pages on Cloudflare Pages; researchers observed more than 850 entry points across eight institutional domains, a minimum while research continued. A separate campaign delegated subzones beneath maharashtra.gov.in and online.esic.gov.in to ClouDNS nameservers, then used a wildcard to create many hostnames; pages used several delivery providers, and the delegations were no longer observed in mid-October 2026. The access methods remain unknown, and the Maharashtra activity is not attributed to Hidden Hawk. The report advises DNS operators to monitor zone changes, especially new subdomains, unexpected CNAMEs, NS delegations, and wildcards, secure accounts that can change DNS, and address malicious hostnames and enabling DNS access rather than blocking legitimate institutional domains.

### Source excerpt

Borrowed Reputation How domain shadowing placed illegal gambling pages beneath school and government domains Executive Summary We identified two unrelated operations that used domain shadowing to place illegal gambling content beneath legitimate school and government domains. In both cases, an unauthorized party appears to have gained access to DNS administration and created records that the [...] The post Borrowed Reputation: Domain Shadowing and Gambling SEO appeared first on Infoblox Blog.