whois, nslookup, recon-ng are Active or Passive recon? [closed]
Is whois, nslookup, recon-ng a form of Active reconnaissance or Passive reconnaissance?
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Category Archives: WHOIS
Why is the domain fbi.gov not listed for any whois searches? Furthermore, when a traceroute was run the domain query returned a cloudflare owned IP [closed]
A query for information regarding the identity of their web server should be available. Actually, it should be public record. I can’t imagine keeping results out of a whois query would hide anything when you can just type domain into a bro… Continue reading Why is the domain fbi.gov not listed for any whois searches? Furthermore, when a traceroute was run the domain query returned a cloudflare owned IP [closed]
How to identify the owner of a wordpress-hosted blog? [migrated]
We just stumbled across a wordpress-hosted blog (subdomain.wordpress.com that contains false claims and which we might want to sue in a legal (or inofficial) case.
Are there any technical solutions how we can identify the blog owner?
We al… Continue reading How to identify the owner of a wordpress-hosted blog? [migrated]
Can we detect other websites of a user on a shared hosting?
I use a shared hosting plan which allows me to add multiple websites with one account/purchase. I have one website in the same plan for my work, and one for personal works. I can see both of them in my file manager and they seem to be rela… Continue reading Can we detect other websites of a user on a shared hosting?
What does it mean if a domain does not have any WHOIS information available?
For example, I found two websites that mimic my domain name perfectly eg mydomainname.com, with the two offending websites being mydomainname.bw and mydomainname.br. However the domains are not linked to any IP, nor do they have any WHOIS … Continue reading What does it mean if a domain does not have any WHOIS information available?
How reliable are Whois records? Can they be faked, and if so, how easily? [closed]
Let’s say I look up a domain on WhoIs and see that the Registrant Organization is Example Company. How sure can I be that the domain actually belongs to Example Company? Can a malicious actor just say they are working on behalf of Example … Continue reading How reliable are Whois records? Can they be faked, and if so, how easily? [closed]
Why whois command giving error Temporary failure in name resolution? [closed]
whois 192.168.126.128
getaddrinfo(whois.arin.net): Temporary failure in name resolution
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Is whois services violate GDPR policies [closed]
I am wondering how WHOIS servers still exist despite implementation of recent GDPR policies? I can see that domain names with no WHOIS guard/privacy service activated still exposes his personal/domain registrant details publicly using doma… Continue reading Is whois services violate GDPR policies [closed]
ICANN asks registrars to crack down on scam coronavirus websites
It doesn’t have regulatory authority, so it can’t do much, but the hundreds of registrars it authorizes can and should. Continue reading ICANN asks registrars to crack down on scam coronavirus websites
Is dnyuz.com a Russian or Eastern European hacksite masquerading as a news site? [closed]
A news aggregator sent my browser there.
The name of the site looked like it was Russian or similar. While my browser was there, I looked for any info about them and their “About” and “Contact Us” links require JavaScript, which means you… Continue reading Is dnyuz.com a Russian or Eastern European hacksite masquerading as a news site? [closed]