Intended recipient

[James Firth]

> Would the activity of these researchers (or malicious counterparts) be
> an interception in the UK; and as they've modified the public DNS to do
> this, is it an interception on a public network and therefore criminal?

"Modified the public DNS", in that they lawfully purchased internet
domains...

They may have violated trademarks, or indeed be guilty of fraud
(?impersonation?), but don't see how this can be interception.

James Firth