Category Archives: Dave Piscitello

Phish-Friendly Domain Registry “.top” Put on Notice

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The Chinese company in charge of handing out domain names ending in “.top” has been given until mid-August 2024 to show that it has put in place systems for managing phishing reports and suspending abusive domains, or else forfeit its license to sell domains. The warning comes amid the release of new findings that .top was the most common suffix in phishing websites over the past year, second only to domains ending in “.com.” Continue reading Phish-Friendly Domain Registry “.top” Put on Notice→

Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom

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The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit from social networking giant Meta, which alleged the free domain name provider has a long history of ignoring abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains. Continue reading Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom→