Here's a look at the top five posts on DNW in September, ranked by pageviews: 1. Man who paid $360k for 81.com says it’s stolen - Sami Debizet says he bought the domain in 2013 and that it has been stolen. 2. Oops: New .Ca commercial has a trademark ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google launches Safe.page to improve web security smarts
· UncategorizedSurvey shows people still need help. Google Registry, the Alphabet division responsible for new top level domain names such as .dev and .app, has launched a website at Safe.page that helps people learn about phishing and secure websites. The ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Someone is trying to phish domain name registrars
· Policy & LawCriminal is spoofing ICANN. Hacking individual domain name registrar accounts is so old-school. Why not gain access to an entire registrar or registry? The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issued an alert that someone ... Continue Reading3 Comments
The secure padlock doesn’t mean a website is safe
· UncategorizedNearly half of phishing sites now use SSL. Google has led a big push in recent years to get all websites to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). You know a site uses it when it starts with https:// instead of http:// and the browser shows a padlock next to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Georgia Tech researchers shed light upon “combosquatting”
· UncategorizedResearchers examine domain names that contain famous trademarks combined with other words. George Tech, in collaboration with Stony Brook University and London South Bank University, has released a study (pdf) of what it calls "combosquatting" in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Cam will be confused for .Com
· UncategorizedThe similarity at quick glance will fool a lot of people. Verisign objected when companies applied for the .cam top level domain. It argued that the string was too similar to .com and would cause confusion. One panelist agreed with Verisign and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bank of America phishing scam shows limitations of validated TLDs
· Policy & LawPeople will fall for this bogus domain name. Domain investor Abdu Tarabichi sent a screenshot of a text he received today from a scammer: If you go to the subdomain of BofA-SMS.com it will ask you to unlock your account by entering your credit ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Phishing Scam Targets USAA
· UncategorizedLast Saturday, I received a phishing email targeting members of USAA, which is a bank extensively used by active-duty military members, veterans, and their family members. See for yourself: Subject: Important Message From: USAA ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Another domain-registration-date-for-security patent is filed
· Policy & LawCompany proposes blocking newly-registered domain names for security purposes. Security firm Rapid7, Inc has filed a patent application (pdf) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for "Domain age registration alert". Application 14/805744 was filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain phishing: Why it’s happening & How to protect yourself
· Domain RegistrarsUse these tips to avoid being the next victim. Yesterday an unknown perpetrator started a massive spamming campaign against owner of domain names, which is continuing today. The emails told recipients that a specific domain name they owned had been ... Continue Reading8 Comments
