Police have suspended 2,000 .co.uk domains that were being used to rip off consumers with counterfeit goods. The Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) said the sites had been used to pass of a number of popular brands such as Ugg, Nike, GHD, and Tiffany as the genuine article under…
Malware makers migrate to ‘ce.ms’ domains after Google purge
After being thwarted by Google earlier this year, cybercriminals have shifted from “co.cc” to “ce.ms” as their preferred domains for hosting their malware. Security firm ZScaler noticed several “ce.ms” domains were hosting malicious code, along with JavaScript code obfuscated to evade antivirus software. “Attackers keep registering different random domains to…
When Scammers Socialize: Survey Scam Targets Social Network Domains, Preys on Internet Users’ Errors
A sophisticated, seemingly broadly orchestrated online scam that promises bogus prizes like iPads or gift cards in order to dupe Internet users into giving up their identifying personal information has been plaguing popular social media sites. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
Criminal ‘.co.uk’ domains to be shut in days, Nominet proposes
After years of wrangling, UK national Internet registry Nominet looks set to agree to a new fast-track process that will make it easier for the police to quickly shutter domains being used by criminals for fraud. Currently, police are required to have a court order before Nominet feels liable to…
Criminal .co.uk domains to be shut in days, Nominet agrees
After years of wrangling, UK national Internet registry Nominet looks set to agree to a new fast-track process that will make it easier for the police to quickly shutter domains being used by criminals for fraud. Currently, police are required to have a court order before Nominet feels liable to…