Category: Security
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Shopping bots using domain names as a refuge
Cybersecurity experts while examining a mass bot scam found something very interesting. They found out that a large number of bots were using a comparatively very small number of domain names. This implied a very high concentration of bots per domain name. For around 850,000 fake bots/accounts, there were only around 1800 domain names. The…
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Free subdomains being misused by scammers
Do you know, buying domain names isn’t the only option available. In fact you can get a number of subdomains as well. Many of these subdomains are given for free of cost, for project work or personal ventures. One of such services is provided by MyPressOnline.com. Subdomains to this domain name are free for all.…
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Impact of a single alphabet difference in the domain name
How much difference can a single letter in a domain name have? If you consider the recent case of the City of Liberty Hill, the answer is tremendous. The City of Liberty Hill has been the victim of two cyber scams. Both of these cyber scams included the exchange of money online. The victim received…
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17 Major pirated domain names blocked
In what might be considered a huge win for the Creative Entertainment industry, 17 Major Piracy Domain Names have been blocked by an injunction in a UK court. All the majority ISPs would not allow access to these blocked domain names. Different big Hollywood Studios including Disney and Netflix were up against these domain names.…
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Sub-domain takeover vulnerability found in Flywheel
Flywheel is a popular WordPress hosting platform. The platform allows users to build their own attractive and efficient websites. However, a report by Resecurity has stated that a Sub-domain takeover vulnerability associated with Flywheel has been found. First we have to understand what a Sub-domain is. A domain name usually consists of a domain and…
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Nintendo Switch piracy domain names blocked
Popular video games and electronics company Nintendo has won an injunction in a UK Court. The company was fighting against two piracy domains. These domains were distributing pirated games that could be played on a Nintendo Console. These domains are NSW2U and NSWROM. Multiple domain names were made using these names with various different extensions…
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Why is choosing the right domain name registrar so important?
While starting your new business, you definitely focused a lot about choosing the right domain name. A right domain name can be crucial to the success of your enterprise, but there is another aspect of it that many are missing. Choosing the right domain name registrar. Sustaining a business is as challenging, if not more,…
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Microsoft goes hard on several spy Chinese domain names
In a recent post we discussed how scamsters are targetting Microsoft. Looks like Microsoft has had it all. It has cracked down hard on a Chinese hacking group that used several domain names to steal sensitive information. Microsoft has won a case against a hacking group that it calls Nickel. A judgement by The US…
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Microsoft Office 365 users beware
Scammers are getting smarter in the ways they trick you. They are continously developing new techniques to fake popular brands and trick people. This time they have pointed on Microsoft Office 365. As reported by WinBuzzer a new phishing scam is around, that targets Microsoft Office customers. The scam begins with a notification that urges…
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FBI email server hijacked, fake emails sent from this domain name
Cyber crimes have become more common than anyone ever thought of. From Colonial Pipeline to Robinhood, reports of hacking have become way too frequent. However, the recent addition to the list is that no one dared to think: FBI. Someone hacked the FBI’s email server and used it to send fake mails. Hackers used the…
