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Company proposes a way to determine if a domain name might trick web users. I often come across domain name-related patent applications filed by internet security companies. But it was interesting to see financial services company Morgan Stanley file one. The company filed application number 16/059707 (pdf) for “Optically Analyzing Domain Names” in 2018 and […]
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Survey shows people still need help. Google Registry, the Alphabet division responsible for new top level domain names such as .dev and .app, has launched a website at Safe.page that helps people learn about phishing and secure websites. The company released survey results today showing that people still need security help. The survey of over […]
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Nearly half of phishing sites now use SSL. Google has led a big push in recent years to get all websites to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). You know a site uses it when it starts with https:// instead of http:// and the browser shows a padlock next to the URL. People have been trained […]
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There is an ongoing phishing scam via SMS, and they are using a dot .PRO domain name. While there are not many .PRO domains around, this one targets users via a text message related to their banking system, Bank of Montreal, BMO. We received this from a fellow domain investor in Canada; when visiting bmo.com.account-secure.helppro.pro […]
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Avvo.com has won a lawsuit it filed against the Chinese operators of an elaborate phishing scheme. A Federal Court in Arizona delivered a $2 million dollar judgement against hackers who created a spoofed web site, that copied the well-known legal review web site. Randazza Legal Group, PLLC represented Avvo in this successful lawsuit. In Avvo, […]
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