Emails 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
eNom Phishing Attacks Continue and Morph
· Domain RegistrarsLatest attack is seemingly innocuous maintenance notice. Domain registrar eNom, the second largest domain registrar in the world, continues to be hit with phishing attacks. The first attack resembled an inaccurate whois report. The new one is a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Hit With Phishing Attack
· Domain RegistrarsPhishing attack mimics ICANN; asks for domain login information. A new phishing attack has been launched at domain name owners. It appears that the registrar where the phishing domain ICANNResolve.com was registered has taken it down. The e-mail ... Continue Reading2 Comments
EFF: Anti-Phishing Bill “A Free Speech Double Whammy”
· Policy & LawInternet freedom group points out several flaws in bill. Electronic Freedom Foundation, a respected organization for promoting free speech and consumer protection on the internet, has spoken out against Senator Snowe's so-called Anti-Phishing bill, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Interview with Ted Stevens Regarding Phishing Bill
· Policy & LawA conversation with Ted Stevens (R-AK), a co-sponsor of "Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008â€. [Editors note: I recently had a chance to catch up with Senator Ted Stevens on an all-expense paid hunting trip courtesy of ExxonMobile. He was ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Senate Anti-Phishing Bill (or Reverse Cybersquatting in Disguise)
· Policy & LawWhat you can do about a bill that will hurt your domain assets. Over the past week a lot has been written about the Senate's so-called anti-phishing bill. On February 25, 2008 U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe introduced S. 2661, the "Anti-Phishing Consumer ... Continue Reading31 Comments