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Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

Krebs on Security

Your Web browser knows how to find a Web site name like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage. ” SAY WHAT?

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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

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guru’s registration records also are hidden, yet passive domain name system (DNS) records for both cryptor[.]biz ru , which for many years was a place to download pirated e-books. The registration records for the website Cryptor[.]biz guru , or by sending a Jabber instant message to the address “ masscrypt@exploit.im.”

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Double-Your-Crypto Scams Share Crypto Scam Host

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A dig into the Domain Name Server (DNS) records for Coinbase-x2[.]net In many ways, the crypto giveaway scam is a natural extension of perhaps the oldest cyber fraud in the book: Advanced-fee fraud. net shows it is hosted at a service called Cryptohost[.]to.

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