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FBI Shutdown Prolific Ransomware Group “Radar/Dispossessor,” Domains Seized

August 15, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

FBI takes down ransomware gang that hacked dozens of companies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The FBI has announced they have shut down a prolific ransomware group known as “Radar/Dispossessor” and seized multiple internet domains and servers utilized by the cyber threat actors, reportedly headed up by an individual known by the code-name “Brain.” As part of the FBI’s enforcement actions, they have dismantled a plethora of servers utilized by Radar/Dispossessor to carry out their ransomware attacks, including three in the United States, … [Read more...]

ICANN Proposes New “.INTERNAL” Domain for Local “192.168.x.x” IP Addresses

February 2, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

New Service to Assist with WHOIS Lookups Launched by ICANN

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the nonprofit organization that oversees the domain industry – is proposing a way to cut down on the confusion associated with local “192.168.x.x” IP addresses by creating a new top-level domain (TLD): “.INTERNAL,” which would be for internal use but never connected into DNS or other infrastructure that would enable others users to access it on the open web. “192.168.x.x” IP … [Read more...]

Popular Domain Name Software BIND Patched to Correct Severe Vulnerabilities 

June 29, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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NEWMARKET, NH - In an effort to address what has been referred to as “severe security vulnerabilities,” the nonprofit Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released a series of patches for multiple versions of BIND 9, a popular suite of software utilized for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS).  The issues with BIND – which stands for Berkeley Internet Name Domain – were uncovered by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and … [Read more...]

It’s Only A Matter of Time Until You Need to Be Licensed to Operate A Web Server

May 5, 2020 By John Colascione 6 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – I have been thinking about this off and on for a few years now, but I have never really posted or written about it. That is because it is an awful prediction that I hate the idea of, but I think it is going to eventually happen. Here it goes…. I predict that to operate a web server sometime in the near future, you will be required to have a license, or have passed a basic course in IT security or Cybersecurity intrusion mitigation. Not at the single site … [Read more...]

This AMEX Email Phishing Scam Wants You Homeless & Poor, With A Zero FICO Score

December 17, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL - Nothing could better destroy your holiday spirit than a compromise of your most secure personal information in the form of a phishing expedition. Here is one of the latest email scams circulating what is probably hundreds of thousands of inboxes, just in time for Christmas. Here is how it all plays out: You receive an email which appears to be from American Express, but it isn't, it's from some scrupulous hacker hiding somewhere behind a computer who is … [Read more...]

Follow the Money: IRS Takes Down Largest Child Exploit Domain by Tracing Bitcoin

October 19, 2019 By John Colascione 2 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – The largest child exploitation website on the Internet “Welcome to Video” which, according to GitHub was using a dark-web address of “mt3plrzdiyqf6jim.onion” was seized and/or shut down last week resulting in over 300 arrests. According to the Department of Justice, the service was the largest child sexual exploitation market by volume of content. Particularly interesting was the way the sites owners were traced as I have been contemplating my first … [Read more...]

Basically: How to Make a Good Website from a Domain Name; Layman’s Terms

March 30, 2017 By John Colascione 1 Comment

NEW YORK, NY - Sometimes a simple explanation of how to do something can go a very long way. That is what we are doing this evening, we're going over how the heck to build a website from a simple domain name address. The basics; in layman's terms. First. The first thing you want to do with your project is to pick a good domain name. You want to pick a domain name with keywords related to whatever it is that you are building. For instance, if you were building a … [Read more...]

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quote icon The domain name is equivalent to Gold. It is the only packaged item which is globally tax-free, portable, with value that is universal across different cultures. quote icon – Frank Schilling

quote icon Domains have and will continue to go up in value faster than any other commodity ever known to man. quote icon – Rick Schwartz

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The Evolving Landscape of Search, SEO, AI and the Role of Domains

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - I’ve been in this industry for nearly 25 years. When I first started, most people hadn’t even heard of Google. Today, Google is the single most influential factor in whether a … [Read More...]

Google’s Search Market Share Dips Below 90% for First Time in Decade

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google's global search engine market share fell below 90% in the final quarter of 2024, marking the first time since 2015 that it has dipped under this threshold. Regional … [Read More...]

Near Identical Domain Used To Scam Over $800,000 With Wire For Real Estate Deal

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