I don't check the RegisterFly website that often, so I've no idea when they "rebranded" The most obvious difference is subtle:has become:Not that big a difference admittedly, but still you'd have to ask what they're playing at.Back when RegisterFly was still RegisterFly the emails they sent out were a lot less dodgy as they included tangible contact details in the email footer … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Rebrands?
AFNIC Issues Phishing Warning
AFNIC emailed its registrars this afternoon to warn about a phishing fraud attack that is using the French ccTLD registry.Earlier this year Nominet, the UK registry, issued a warning about similar emails. … [Read more...] about AFNIC Issues Phishing Warning
Nominet Issues Spoofing Warning
In common with many domain registries Nominet relies heavily on email for communication to registrars AND registrants.Unfortunately they seem to have been the target of some spoofing in recent daysIt sounds like they've been the victims of a "Joe Job", where a spammer basically "hijacks" a person or organisation's domain when sending mails.More information is available on the … [Read more...] about Nominet Issues Spoofing Warning