John
Freenom’s business model was to give domains away for free.
Most other ccTLDs, registries and registrars expect to get paid, so I don’t really see how you could draw parallels.
And brands etc., have sued registrars and registries in the past, so it’s not exactly “new”.
Regards
Michele
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Date: Monday, 29 May 2023 at 14:52
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Subject: [CPWG] Krebs On Security - Phishing domains tanked in ccTLDs after Meta sued Freenom
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Interesting article on Krebs on Security. It seems that phishing domain
names in ccTLDs fell after Meta/Facebook sued Freenom.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/05/phishing-domains-tanked-after-meta-sued-freenom/
It is an interesting precedent as brand owners may consider suing
registries and registry service providers in future.
Regards...jmcc
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