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ICANN pushes ahead with generic domains launch

...domain name system and the corresponding challenges we encounter in tracking down internet fraudsters," the FTC wrote. "In particular, the proliferation of existing scams... Read more

9 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

FBI nabs suspects in $14m clickjacking fraud

...large, sophisticated internet scam ring that netted...malware altered the Domain Name Server settings on... Read more

10 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills
On the Effects of Registrar-Level Intervention

On the Effects of Registrar-Level Intervention

Virtually all Internet scams make use of domain name resolution as a critical part of their execution (e... Read more

6 March, 2011
EXPOSURE: Finding Malicious <endeca_term>Domains</endeca_term> Using Passive DNS Analysis

EXPOSURE: Finding Malicious Domains Using Passive DNS Analysis

...resolve DNS names to locate their command and control servers, and spam mails contain URLs that link to domains that resolve to scam servers. Thus... Read more

1 December, 2010
ThreatMetrix Device Authentication and TeleSign Telephone Verification Enable <endeca_term>Name</endeca_term>.com to Eliminate Over $1.5 Million in Annual Fraud

ThreatMetrix Device Authentication and TeleSign Telephone Verification Enable Name.com to Eliminate Over $1.5 Million in Annual Fraud

Fraudsters target domain registrars like Name.com because compromised domain names are easy gateways to scam customers of banks, cloud services, e-commerce sites, social... Read more

14 September, 2011

Codemasters hit by hack, data compromised

...provider, but customer names, addresses, telephone numbers...website and sub-domains, the personal — but...cautious of potential scams via email, phone... Read more

11 June, 2011

Beware emails that claim to be from Twitter or YouTube

...your log-on name and password, or...which is a domain name registered to...in its "Fraud / Scam" category. I haven... Read more

7 June, 2011
DNSSEC should prove toxic for cache-poisoners

DNSSEC should prove toxic for cache-poisoners

...victims of phishing and other scams. To prevent hackers from continuing to attack DNS, the DNSSEC — short for Domain Name System Security Extensions — protocol was... Read more

4 June, 2010 by Axel Pawlik

OFT stops domain-name scam

...pressurise businesses into buying Internet domain names has been forced to cease... Read more

2 December, 2003 by Andy McCue

ICANN under fire for dodgy domains

...the standards body for Internet domain names, is failing to "weed out such fraudulent identifications". The rise of phishing scams has prompted Congress to investigate... Read more

8 December, 2005 by Greg Sandoval

Toxic phishers scam the unwary

...is not a scam, all attempts at...Phishing, as the name implies, is when...to PayPal's domain. Upon quick examination... Read more

12 January, 2004 by David Berlind

Scams snare more Web victims

Avoid frequently fraud transactions Phishing scams appear to be linked to another scam, in which prospective victims are... Read more

31 December, 2003 by James Pearce

Companies warned over corporate identity theft

...anonymity so his name would not be...in future email scams, said companies should...barclays-banking.com" domain, they might believe... Read more

28 October, 2003 by Munir Kotadia

EBay gets tough on online fraudsters

...target for online scam artists. Starting this...related news, to domain name updates, see ZDNet... Read more

30 June, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

Fatal shooting linked to Nigerian email fraud

...notorious Nigerian email scam has been arrested...related news, to domain name updates, see ZDNet... Read more

20 February, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

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