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Updated: LegitScript notifies Chinese registrars about rogue Internet pharmacies
LegitScript recently reviewed rogue Internet pharmacies with domain names registered at 0101 Domain Inc. and BizCN; of these, we submitted 474 to 0101 Domain Inc. and 387 to BizCN. We requested that the registrars suspend those rogue Internet pharmacy domain names immediately. LegitScript’s sense is that the people who operate Internet pharmacies targeting the US, EU,…
Study: LegitScript partnership with registrars works
Intervening at the registrar level to battle spam and Internet scams is an effective tactic, but one that requires “highly focused organizations that work diligently to discover new domains and also can establish credibility or effective pressure across registrars,” researchers concluded in a new study. Citing work done between LegitScript and major domain name registrar…
Earth to NetEarth One: We Have a Problem
Earth to NetEarth: we have a problem. Internet criminals, rogue online pharmacies and intellectual property thieves rely on Registrars who do nothing when presented with evidence that their services are being used in the facilitation of a crime.
