[CPWG] Krebs On Security - Phishing domains tanked in ccTLDs after Meta sued Freenom

[Michele Neylon - Blacknight]

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


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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-freenom/

It is an interesting precedent as brand owners may consider suing
registries and registry service providers in future.

Regards...jmcc
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