.US Harbors Prolific Malicious Link Shortening Service

Thu Nov 2 21:46:42 UTC 2023

K-12 education is typically in *.us

-Eric

On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 1:32 PM goemon--- via NANOG <nanog at nanog.org> wrote:

>
> https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/us-harbors-prolific-malicious-link-shortening-service/
>
> "The NTIA recently published a proposal that would allow registrars to
> redact all registrant data from WHOIS registration records for .US
> domains. A broad array of industry groups have filed comments opposing the
> proposed changes, saying they threaten to remove the last vestiges of
> accountability for a top-level domain that is already overrun with
> cybercrime activity."
>
> What hope is there when registrars are actively aiding and abeting
> criminal enterprises?
>
> Are there any legitimate services running solely on .us domain names?
>
> -Dan
>

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Eric Harrison
Network Services
Cascade Technology Alliance / Multnomah Education Service District
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