Tag: .Gov
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This County’s Sheriff Office changed its domain name
As I go through the various cases related to domain names, I notice one tiny but very positive change. I see a growing number of Government offices now opting for .gov domain names. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was dark for several days. The domain name LCSO.org was unreachable to make necessary changes for the…
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When Department of Labor domain name was spoofed
While going through my research related to domain names, I stumbled upon this awesome podcast called Federal Drive with Tom. In an episode, Mr. Roger Kay came as a guest and talked about an interesting phishing scam related to the Department of Labor. Kay during his work noticed a pattern in a number of cases…
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City of Dallas adopts a new domain name
The Texan city of Dallas has adopted a new domain name. The city is going to shift from its original domain name of DallasCityHall.com to the new Dallas.gov. The news was announced in a post, on the city’s own media portal DallasCityNews.net. Interestingly, this domain name DallasCityNews.net is also going to forward to the new…
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Union of Missouri switches from a .org to .gov
Union is a city in the Franklin County of the state of Missouri. The city has opted for a change in the email addresses of the officials. Along with the email addresses, the city’s official domain name also might go for the change. The city operates on a .org domain name. The city’s current domain…
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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…
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Why did this county made a shift from a .com to a .gov name?
Centre County, is a county in the State of Pennsylvania of the US. The county is going to conduct its municipal elections. Amid this electoral process, the county decided to make a transition in its election related domain name. The transition was switching from the previous .com name to .gov name. .com stands for commercial,…
