It has been revealed by security expert Dan Kaminsky that a flaw in the way the DNS protocol is structured could enable hackers and scammers to literally take control of the internet and redirect surfers to the destinations of their choice.

News.com has a detailed write-up here and VentureBeat has an informative post here.

Domain names and DNS have been in the news a lot lately, and we expect the trend to continue as the public becomes more aware of the importance of DNS and domains to the functionality of the internet.