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Post by account_disabled on Nov 30, 2023 11:06:28 GMT
fans; masks; self-certification; lockdown; pandemic; etc. The analysis also verified the actual use of the registered domains, including the domains that were not followed by the creation of a website. Coronavirus themed domains: the risks of cyber attacks The increase in the number of registrations of .it domains linked to the pandemic does not only represent an indication of the attention paid to Covid-19 but is linked to the explosion of the risks of cyber attacks such as phishing campaigns. or email campaigns that conceal scams Special Data and generate fear , emotionalism and alarmism. The fact that in many cases the registration of a domain name was not followed by the creation of a website is also a significant and potentially worrying phenomenon. In these cases the objective is to register an apparently authoritative domain to be a credible and attractive source to the public. The clearest examples in this sense are the domains infocoronavirus.it or infosulcoronavirus. it etc. Another purpose may be to register domains to arouse the interest of potential buyers , willing to pay to have that particular domain name registered in an unsuspecting time. Think for example of the appeal that domains such as testsierologicoroma.it, vaccinicovid.it, amministrazionevaccinocovid.it or, on the opposite side, iononmivaccino.it can have. Read also “ Coronavirus and domains. Millionaire offers for the most attractive names ” Registration data region by region In the ranking of Italian regions by number of .it domains registered with a Covid-19 theme, we find Lombardy on the podium.
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