BforeAI has released the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Infrastructure Attack Report, which details the domain and infrastructure-based threats uncovered related to the Paris Olympics.
By analyzing newly registered domains acquired two weeks before the event, indicating the rise in malicious activities, BforeAI researchers discovered 166 unique domains that leveraged the common signs of DNS abuse.
Significant use of keywords related to the Olympics and specific years or events was found in an attempt to attract traffic and appear relevant to search engines, so the domains in this cybercriminal infrastructure gain an advantage of the ‘domain age,’ which can influence their future SEO.
Counterfeit Olympic shop domains were increasingly prevalent in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, potentially resulting in significant financial losses for fans and enthusiasts looking to purchase official merchandise and experiences.
The technical analysis unveils examples of fake shops set up before the Olympics to commit economic fraud and collect personal information with top-selling stores, tickets sold through fake websites for monetary gain and information harvesting, and different websites to support their respective countries.
You can read the report here.
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New Paris Olympics Infrastructure Attack Threat Landscape Research Reports 166 Abused Domains
BforeAI has released the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Infrastructure Attack Report, which details the domain and infrastructure-based threats uncovered related to the Paris Olympics.
By analyzing newly registered domains acquired two weeks before the event, indicating the rise in malicious activities, BforeAI researchers discovered 166 unique domains that leveraged the common signs of DNS abuse.
Significant use of keywords related to the Olympics and specific years or events was found in an attempt to attract traffic and appear relevant to search engines, so the domains in this cybercriminal infrastructure gain an advantage of the ‘domain age,’ which can influence their future SEO.
Counterfeit Olympic shop domains were increasingly prevalent in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, potentially resulting in significant financial losses for fans and enthusiasts looking to purchase official merchandise and experiences.
The technical analysis unveils examples of fake shops set up before the Olympics to commit economic fraud and collect personal information with top-selling stores, tickets sold through fake websites for monetary gain and information harvesting, and different websites to support their respective countries.
You can read the report here.
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