BitDefender caught a campaign of attackers hijacking the DNS settings in Linksys routers.

Amb. Robert Strayer said if the recent spate of DNS hijackings are nation-state-baseds, they are no different than any other attacks on critical infrastructure.

Using the DNS records, attackers are capable of rerouting user traffic and stealing credentials from what appears to be a legitimate website.

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The campaign is targeting organizations in the Middle East, North America and Europe, researchers say.

Despite significant improvements to government website encryption, some metadata is still transmitted insecurely, the Oregon Democrat said.