Domain registrars are exposed new type of fraud

Group domain registrars supported Internet Corporation ICANN, distributed among the participants of the domain market emergency message about a new type of fraud aimed at misleading users of domain registrars.

Experts, as the Security Lab recorded fishynhovuyu major campaign in which the attacker using the automated analysis of data service domain Whois found domains registration dates which flowed in the near future.

Finding a group of domains, fraudsters began to send false messages to owners of domains that they urgently need to extend the domain registration, and billing registrar allegedly minyalysya and transfer money to support domain was required for the new address.

Fraudsters are also gaining momentum - they are using a special domain of software many hundreds of consequential terms of registration, and letters that I sent koby on behalf of the registrar, almost nevidmitni of original letters.

Experts note that technically in this attack is nothing complex or new. The novelty is that the principle of misleading domain owners still do not used.

Registrars are advised to clarify all these payments in special interface for registration site, and contact the registrar by telephone to clarify the fact that changes in billing information.

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