Krebs On Security - Phishing domains tanked in ccTLDs after Meta sued Freenom
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-... It is an interesting precedent as brand owners may consider suing registries and registry service providers in future. Regards...jmcc -- ********************************************************** John McCormac * e-mail: jmcc@hosterstats.com MC2 * web: http://www.hosterstats.com/ 22 Viewmount * Domain Registrations Statistics Waterford * Domnomics - the business of domain names Ireland * https://amzn.to/2OPtEIO IE * Skype: hosterstats.com ********************************************************** -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com
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 -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ https://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. I do not expect you to respond to it outside of your usual working hours. From: CPWG <cpwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of John McCormac via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> Date: Monday, 29 May 2023 at 14:52 To: CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> Subject: [CPWG] Krebs On Security - Phishing domains tanked in ccTLDs after Meta sued Freenom [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please use caution when opening attachments from unrecognised sources. 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-... It is an interesting precedent as brand owners may consider suing registries and registry service providers in future. Regards...jmcc -- ********************************************************** John McCormac * e-mail: jmcc@hosterstats.com MC2 * web: http://www.hosterstats.com/ 22 Viewmount * Domain Registrations Statistics Waterford * Domnomics - the business of domain names Ireland * https://amzn.to/2OPtEIO IE * Skype: hosterstats.com ********************************************************** -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com<http://www.avast.com> _______________________________________________ CPWG mailing list CPWG@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cpwg _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.
On 29/05/2023 15:47, Michele Neylon - Blacknight wrote:
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.
It is a problematic business model, Michele, The danger is that rather than going through the normal process of following infringing domain names through UDRP and URS (on gTLDs), the lawyers for brand owners will see the effectiveness of Meta's move and try the same thing targeting the registry or registry operator (also bypassing registrars). What's really sad about the business model is that it prevents a genuine ccTLD market developing in the countries that have handed over their ccTLD to Freenom.
And brands etc., have sued registrars and registries in the past, so it’s not exactly “new”.
True. But this time it is the effect that matters rather than a small number of infringing domain names. It could encourage calls for registries and registrars to actively get into the content abuse monitoring business far beyond what they do in dealing with iffy registrations. Regards...jmcc
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Michele
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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-... <https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/05/phishing-domains-tanked-after-meta-sued-...>
It is an interesting precedent as brand owners may consider suing registries and registry service providers in future.
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