Category Archives: GoDaddy

A Sobering Look at Fake Online Reviews

Posted on by

In 2016, KrebsOnSecurity exposed a network of phony Web sites and fake online reviews that funneled those seeking help for drug and alcohol addiction toward rehab centers that were secretly affiliated with the Church of Scientology. Not long after the story ran, that network of bogus reviews disappeared from the Web. Over the past few months, however, the same prolific purveyor of these phantom sites and reviews appears to be back at it again, enlisting the help of Internet users and paying people $25-$35 for each fake listing. Continue reading A Sobering Look at Fake Online Reviews→

GoDaddy to move most of its infrastructure to AWS, not including domain management for its 75M domains

Posted on by

It really is Go Time for GoDaddy . Amazon’s cloud services provider AWS and GoDaddy, the domain registration and management giant, may have competed in the past when it comes to working with small businesses to provide them with web services, but today the two took a step closer together. AWS said that GoDaddy is […] Continue reading GoDaddy to move most of its infrastructure to AWS, not including domain management for its 75M domains→

Who Is Afraid of More Spams and Scams?

Posted on by

Security researchers who rely on data included in Web site domain name records to combat spammers and scammers will likely lose access to that information for at least six months starting at the end of May 2018, under a new proposal that seeks to bring the system in line with new European privacy laws. The result, some experts warn, will likely mean more spams and scams landing in your inbox. Continue reading Who Is Afraid of More Spams and Scams?→

New EU Privacy Law May Weaken Security

Posted on by

Companies around the globe are scrambling to comply with new European privacy regulations that take effect a little more than three months from now. But many security experts are worried that the changes being ushered in by the rush to adhere to the law may make it more difficult to track down cybercriminals and less likely that organizations will be willing to share data about new online threats.

On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect. The law, enacted by the European Parliament, requires technology companies to get affirmative consent for any information they collect on people within the European Union. Organizations that violate the GDPR could face fines of up to four percent of global annual revenues. Continue reading New EU Privacy Law May Weaken Security→

Spam Domains Imitating Popular Banks Spreading Trickbot Banking Trojan

Posted on by

Researchers at My Online Security and the SANS Internet Storm Center have analyzed spam campaigns utilizing plausible imitations of legitimate banking domains to spread the Trickbot banking malware. Continue reading Spam Domains Imitating Popular Banks Spreading Trickbot Banking Trojan→

Threatpost News Wrap, January 13, 2017

Posted on by

The news of the week is discussed, including the ShadowBrokers’ farewell, GoDaddy’s buggy domain validation issue, MongoDB ransoms, and the latest with St. Jude Medical.

Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, January 13, 2017→