The 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
Warning: domain name phishing email blast going on right now
· Domain RegistrarsEmails try to get you to download file. A Domain Name Wire reader has received 4 phishing/malware attempts within the past hour, and web searches show that the scam is widespread. Here's a copy of one of the phishing emails: From: Date: Mon, ... Continue Reading57 Comments
ICANN hacked, zone file system among victims
· Policy & LawHackers phished ICANN employees to gain access to systems. ICANN revealed today that its systems were compromised by a phishing attack. The attack involved emails designed to look like they came from ICANN's own domain name being sent to members of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Owner Alert: Whois verification phishing scams have already begun
· Policy & LawNew RAA requirement to verify your contact information is great news to scammers. Effective January 1, any domain name registrar that has signed on to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (that includes all of the big registrars) must verify ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Domain Tasting Down 99.7% – But It’s Coming Back
· Policy & LawDomain tasting is down, but the registration game is merely changing. ICANN is reporting that domain name tasting is down 99.7% since it implemented new policies to thwart it. Tasting is registering a domain name to test for traffic, and returning it ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Beware the Google Adsense “Account Disabled” Phishing Scam
· ServicesPhishing attempt hits Google Adsense account holders. With all of the talk about Adsense users finding their accounts disabled lately, users should be aware of a phishing scam playing on Adsense clients' greatest fear: losing their account. Today I ... Continue Reading9 Comments
