DataTables.net Suffers Major Outage Due to Domain Hijacking

The DataTables.net website experienced a significant outage due to a domain hijacking attack. The attacker, using a sophisticated phishing campaign and forged identification documents, successfully transferred the domain. While the server and code remained untouched, the disruption to the CDN severely impacted users. The author has since restored services and encourages users to adopt security measures like Subresource Integrity (SRI).