F-Secure: Reselling Domain Names... to Phishing Gangs

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Mikko brings up a very valid concern -- domain registrars are
not doing "due diligence" when selling domains names.

Via the F-Secure "News from the Lab" Blog.

[snip]

There's a very active aftermarket in domain names. These are domain
names that have already been registered and are now being resold. For
example, hell.com and auction.com are being auctioned today for highest
bidders and they are expected to be sold for several million dollars each.

But most domain names are resold for a few hundred or a few thousand
dollars (where the original registration price is typically $5 to $15).

Largest domain resellers include Sedo and Moniker.

There's nothing wrong in reselling cool domains like tractors.com,
filmlist.com or 4fares.com to anyone who wants to buy them.

But how about reselling domain that obviously belong to banks or other
financial institutions?

[snip]

More:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00001008

- ferg


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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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