#DomainRegistration

Senator accuses sloppy domain registrars of aiding Russian disinfo campaigns

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October 27, 2024 at 11:47AM Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner is questioning six US domain registrars for allegedly facilitating Russian election disinformation. Following a domain seizure, Warner cited failures in the industry to prevent abuse. Concurrently, significant cybersecurity issues emerged, including the largest healthcare data breach in US history, affecting 100 million people. **Meeting … Read more

Researchers Expose Prolific Puma’s Underground Link Shortening Service

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November 1, 2023 at 11:40AM Prolific Puma, a threat actor, has been running an underground link shortening service for other malicious actors for the past four years. This service helps them distribute phishing, scams, and malware while evading detection. Puma uses an American domain registrar and web hosting company named NameSilo for registration. The real … Read more

Massive cybercrime URL shortening service uncovered via DNS data

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October 31, 2023 at 11:29AM Prolific Puma, an actor known by researchers for providing link shortening services, has been assisting cybercriminals for over four years without attracting attention. The actor has registered thousands of domains, particularly on the US top-level domain, to facilitate phishing, scams, and malware distribution. Prolific Puma’s service involves short links that … Read more