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Google search ditches country-specific domains, directs all users to google.com
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Google search ditches country-specific domains, directs all users to google.com

Google is retiring country-specific domains like google.co.uk Previously used for local content, Google now uses location to serve this The change will be...

Criminals are abusing top-level government domains across multiple countries
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Criminals are abusing top-level government domains across multiple countries

Cofense report finds phishing threat actors abusing top-level domains (TLDs) A significant number of .gov domains are used in open redirect attacks Brazil...

Researchers hijack thousands of backdoors thanks to expired domains
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Researchers hijack thousands of backdoors thanks to expired domains

Researchers found thousands of forgotten, but active, web backdoors They gained access by purchasing expired domains All of the backdoors are being sinkholed...

Hackers are using Russian domains to launch complex document-based phishing attacks
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Hackers are using Russian domains to launch complex document-based phishing attacks

Data exfiltration tactics are shifting toward Russian domains Remote Access Trojans see a 59% rise in phishing emails Malicious emails now bypass secure...

Cloudflare developer domains increasingly abused by threat actors
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Cloudflare developer domains increasingly abused by threat actors

Security pros from Fortra spot new phishing campaign abusing two Cloudflare domains Pages, and Workers, are being used to bypass email protections and...