Tag Archive for: Domains

Cyber-Criminals Are Phishing From Free Domains – eWeek Europe

A survey finds phishing gangs’ abuse of free allocations has rocketed an atoll group to be a top country domain Scammers have shifted tactics to use free domain services to launch phishing attacks, according to a research report. A significant number of …
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ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods as part of Cyber Monday crackdown (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement:
ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods as part of Cyber Monday crackdown  —  WASHINGTON – Seizure orders have been executed against 82 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part …

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Police in the UK are seeking authority to close domains (Courtney Boyd Myers/The Next Web)

Courtney Boyd Myers / The Next Web:
Police in the UK are seeking authority to close domains  —  As first reported by the BBC, The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is seeking the authority to close domains engaged in certain “criminal” activities, which includes not just website domains, but domain registrations such as email, and perhaps phones, too*.

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