New “Help Ukraine” #domains are most likely not legit
The situation in Ukraine is unfolding after a Russian invasion that began in the a.m. We condemn the invasion as an act of aggression against the safety, stability, and well-being of Ukraine, Europe, and of the entire world. While Ukrainians will need financial assistance to overcome the weight and length of the invasion by Russia, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Fashion scam : #Cybercriminals use dot .Fun #domains to steal credit card info
Scammers are using a variety of ways to steal your credit card information, and passing off as famous fashion brands is one of them. These cybercriminals usually originate from Eastern Europe, such as Russia and Ukraine, and utilize fake WHOIS information for the domains they use. In a recent case involving several dot .fun domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Malicious #domains : Scammers distilling safe URLs for phishing purposes
Scammers are improvising new methods to trick visitors into visiting phishing domain names. The new method is utilizing Google Translate, that converts a malicious link into something seemingly innocent. Akamai security researcher Larry Cashdollar, exposed the new domain scam last week: “Using Google Translate does a number of things; it fills the URL (address) bar […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Krebs on Security uses #DomainTools to identify #domains on spamming network #Bitcanal
Brian Krebs, investigative journalist and publisher of the infosec blog Krebs On Security, uses DomainTools to research rogue domain owners. In a recent article, Krebs shared news of how Bitcanal – a Portuguese network – has been aiding spammers by hijacking millions of IP addresses. According to Krebs, security researchers have tracked the suspected theft […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Chinese domain spammer uses dot .Win #domains flooding mailboxes
A serial domain spammer from China continues to harass domain owners, by flooding mailboxes with fake “Final Reminder” notices. The phuckstick utilizes dot .Win domain names registered with the Now.CN domain registrar in China. Dot .Win is a new gTLD domain operated by Famous Four Media. We recently came across this dirty scammer from China […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bad domain karma : NiRA pulls the plug on Nigerian registrar, DomainKing.NG
Nigeria’s Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has pulled the plug on DomainKing.NG, suspending its services. The Nigerian registrar with direct ties to India, has been the focus of an Indian police investigation, after its founders were arrested earlier this month. On top of fraud allegations, potential ties to support of terrorist activities are under investigation. After […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.New domain registration scam intends to spread malware, ransomware
A new domain registration scam is attempting to spread malware and ransomware via email. The emails, sent by cybercriminals in Russia and Ukraine, pretend to bear domain registration notices. The spear-phishing email reads: Whois Data Reminder <support@fromhost%> Dear customer: You have successfully registered ***.com. Order ID: [redacted] Domain registered date: 2017-01-09 Domain expired date: 2018-01-09 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Editorial : Scams, spam and stolen domains
September is upon us, time for the monthly DomainGang Editorial. It’s been an interesting year thus far, and Q4 of 2016 will help define many trends for next year. Several important new gTLDs are set to launch until the end of the year: .Games, .Blog and maybe dot .Web. If you’re either a “poor student” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.From the “WTF Sedo” department: Domain scam attempts to trick seller into buying back domain
A very active domain investor and entrepreneur, alerted us to the following domain scam that he came across not once, not twice, but three times at Sedo. The same trick might be in effect in other domain sale venues as well. Here’s how the domain scam works. You get a direct solicitation for a domain […]
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