# Broken Link Hijacking

## Tools
- [broken-link-checker](https://github.com/stevenvachon/broken-link-checker)
  
## Definition
Broken Link Hijacking exists whenever a target links to an expired domain or page

## How to find
1. Manually find external links on the target site (For example, check some links to social media accounts)
2. Try using tools to find broken link, for example using tools that listed in this readme

References:
- [Broken Link Hijacking - How expired links can be exploited.](https://edoverflow.com/2017/broken-link-hijacking/)

- [How I was able to takeover the company’s LinkedIn Page](https://medium.com/@bathinivijaysimhareddy/how-i-takeover-the-companys-linkedin-page-790c9ed2b04d)