Tag: phishing

Half million Coronavirus domain names registered

The pandemic is slowly receding. The world is beginning to stand on its feet again. However, it is also the time to analyse the events that accumulated into the once in a lifetime (hope so) pandemic . CSC has brought a two-year analysis into the digital world with a special emphasis on the domain names.…
What’s special about the new DomainTools Iris Detect?

In a previous post we talked about the acquisition of Farsight Security by DomainTools. After 5 years of partnership between the two companies, both of them finally decided to merge. Now jointly, they have launched an innovative new product. It is called DomainTools Iris Detect. The new tool discovers and monitors fraudulent domain names impersonating…
Fraudsters registering Covid test kit domain names

In January, the US Government under President Biden launched a new service of postal delivery of Covid Test kits. People could order their free test kits through domain name COVIDtests.gov. Another domain name related to US Postal Services special.USPS.com, was also promoted where people can order their kits. However, one month after this welfare step,…
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…
Microsoft, the most impersonated brand name

As everyone’s dependency on the internet increased due to global lockdowns, the scammers found a haven in this pandemic. As new people embraced the cyberworld, the fraudsters got hold of easy prey, to lure them into their trap. And it appears imitating brands like Microsoft has been their primary arsenal. A report by Check Point…
Difference between Brave.com and Bravė.com

As of 02/08/2021 How much difference can a dot make? Sadly, not much to your eyes perhaps. But it can make a huge huge difference when it comes to domain names. And this difference, can severely damage your cyber security. As reported by arstechnica phishing scammers were using an impersonation of the domain name Brave.com.…
Fake websites masquerading as Indian firms surface

Phishing scams and fraudulent websites are on the rise. Platforms like these claim to offer great offers and quick money, while they lure you into their trap and steal vital information and much more. Similar cases have surfaced where two websites have been personating two Indian firms SBI and AMUL. SBI is one of the…
Verizon’s Covid-19 domain name given back to Verizon

As of 13th June, 2020 Covid-19 has affected every sphere of life. The world economy is still in speculation about the damage the Virus has done to it. The same virus has also given way to a number of scamming and phishing cases online. This time two domain names: MyVerizonWirelessCovid19.com and VerizonWireless-Covid-19.net were registered in…