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The Perils of Typosquatting: The Likely Targets and the Price They Pay

Typosquatting is also known as "URL hijacking," and for good reason. Just as hijackers unlawfully seize a vehicle, typosquatters take over a domain name and use it for malicious activities. more

Domain Squatting Disputes: How WHOIS Lookup Tools Can Help

Reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH) can be considered a severe threat to any honest-to-goodness small business or your average website owner. more

Post-GDPR WHOIS Domain Search: Are Cybercrime Investigations More Difficult to Do?

One of the first go-to resources for law enforcers and cybercrime investigators is the WHOIS database. WHOIS domain search tools such as WHOIS Lookup provide rich information about a particular domain name or IP address. more

How to Avoid Fraudulent Classifieds Sites with WHOIS Domain Name Search Tools

When visitors fail to recognize that the site they visit is a fraudulent copy of that of a famous brand, they can expose themselves to cybercrime and other attacks. As part of these attacks, typosquatting is a common technique that hackers use to lure victims. They create websites that very closely resemble that of the brand they are trying to hijack so the victims would not have a clue that it is fake. more

GoDaddy Announces Agreement to Acquire Brandsight

Earlier today, GoDaddy announced an agreement to acquire Brandsight. To say that we are thrilled would be an understatement – we couldn't be happier about it. Over the past three years, the Brandsight team has leveraged today's technology along with deep industry experience to build next-generation corporate domain management solutions that are redefining the market. more

.bank and .insurance Join the Neustar Family

Neustar is pleased to announce that it is now the Registry Service Provider (RSP) for the .bank and .insurance Top-Level Domains (TLDs). Operated by fTLD Registry Services, LLC, a coalition of banks, insurance companies and financial services trade associations from around the world, .bank and .insurance are "restricted TLDs" that were created to provide additional levels of trust, verification and security to the highly regulated banking and insurance industries. more

Radix Reports $3M Revenue from Premium Domains in 2019

Radix has published its premium report data for the second half of 2019. Domain name 'clean.tech' is reported as the highest one time sale in this period at $30,000 via SEDO. more

How Domain Reputation API Can Help Detect HTTPS-Protected Phishing Sites

Over the past five years, the Internet has seen the mass migration of websites from HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to its extension, HTTP Secure (HTTPS). HTTPS is a communication protocol that encrypts the data exchanged between sites and user agents. more

How to Avoid Fake Product Support Pages with WHOIS API’s Help

Sometimes, seeing several permutations of a famous company's domain names is not just a mere coincidence. Often, these are typosquatting attempts. They are not merely a nuisance, either, because clicking such a URL can have severe effects. more

How to Safeguard Against Domain Look-Alikes with Domain and Brand Monitoring Services

Should organizations need to worry about domain look-alikes? The answer is, unfortunately, yes. Threat actors often impersonate popular brands and domains to lure users into visiting malicious pages and divulging their personally identifiable information (PII). more

Reverse Domain Hijacking and the Use of WHOIS and Domain Brand Monitoring Tools

In a Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) case, the complainant usually has to prove three elements to win. Failing to satisfy these evidentiary requirements can render the case not only null and void, but the panel may also consider it as a reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH) instance. more

DNS Hijacking: The Iranian Cybersecurity Threat That May Be Overlooked

The Iran geopolitical crisis will have unseen consequences on businesses worldwide. Last weekend, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert highlighting some of these business risks. more