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Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom

May 26, 2023 admin A Little Sunshine, awpg ecrime exchange, dave piscitello, freenom, interisle consulting group, Mastodon, meta, Namecheap, openphish, phishtank, spamhaus

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:37:15 +0000

The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit from social networking giant Meta, which alleged the free domain name provider has a long history of ignoring abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains.

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Sued by Meta, Freenom Halts Domain Registrations

March 7, 2023 admin A Little Sunshine, Facebook, freenom, ICANN, instagram, meta, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Web Fraud 2.0, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 23:19:26 +0000

The domain name registrar Freenom, whose free domain names have long been a draw for spammers and phishers, has stopped allowing new domain name registrations. The move comes just days after the Dutch registrar was sued by Meta, which alleges the company ignores abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains.