Report breaks down details behind malicious domains. DomainTools today released its inaugural DomainTools Investigations Year in Review. The report examines domains used for malicious activities, including phishing, spam, and the distribution of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New report examines which top level domains are popular with cyber criminals
· Policy & LawInterisle report analyzes which top level domains are used for spam, spreading malware, and phishing. Interisle has released its annual Cybercrime Supply Chain 2024 report, which discusses which top level domain names are used for malware, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
DomainTools names and shames bad TLDs
· Policy & LawThe "bad" domains have something in common. Update: DomainTools has taken the report down to verify/update some calculations. Its website states: We are investigating a possible error in one of the data inputs we use for this seasonal Domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
DNS Abuse Institute launches centralized DNS abuse reporting service
· Policy & LawNetBeacon promises to make abuse reports easier for both parties. DNS Abuse Institute has launched NetBeacon, which it calls the first-ever centralized DNS abuse reporting service. NetBeacon promises to make it easier for domain registrars and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The innocent victims of DNS abuse complaints
· Policy & LawIt's easy to advocate for fast takedowns, but that can hurt legitimate businesses. On February 20, 2020, Domain Name Wire was down. Anyone who operates a website knows that horrible feeling of finding out your site is down and not being able to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Registrars battle spammers as Whois data goes away
· Domain RegistrarsSpammers and scammers have to get creative to contact domain name owners. This month, a GoDaddy customer received an email shortly after registering a domain name. We'll call the domain example.com for this story. Subject: example.com isn't ... Continue Reading4 Comments
I wish there were an easier way to report scam websites
· Policy & LawCould there be an easier way to alert domain registrars about domains being used for scams? This morning I woke up to a spam SMS message promoting a scam site (see picture). The scam tries to trick people into disclosing their social security ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Create an SPF record to show that your domain does NOT send email
· UncategorizedAdd an SPF record to prevent spoofing. When it comes to email deliverability, most people are trying to figure out how to ensure their mail lands in the inbox. But what if you want to tell email providers that they should not accept email from a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Spamhaus chimes in on spam-after-GDPR claims
· ServicesGroup says there could be many reasons spam hasn't increased after GDPR. Yes, spam is down since the date GDPR caused Whois records to go dark. But anti-spam group Spamhaus says there are many possible reasons for this, and not having Whois ... Continue Reading6 Comments
How to reduce comment spam on your WordPress website
· ServicesAllowing comments on your WordPress website is a great way to boost interactions between yourself and your loyal readers. In fact, comments provide you the opportunity to engage directly with those who are reading your content and can provide some ... Continue Reading4 Comments
