In the hopes of cashing in on the misery of others the scamming phishers et cetera were signing up “Ernesto” themed domain names.
As of early Tuesday, 19 new domains with the term “Ernesto” have come online, reported the SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center (ISC). Of the 19, 18 are hurricane related, including domains such as “ernestohurricane.com,” “ernestodamage.com,” and “ernestoweather.com.” According to Johannes Ullrich, the chief research officer of the ISC, 17 of those were registered by one person.
Thankfully Ernesto turned out to be little more than a rain storm. Which incidentally seems hell bent on ruining my labour day weekend.
Glad to see the scammers/squatters getting hosed on the domains. I hope (but know better) that they register with Network Solutions and paid through the nose.
Tags: Ernesto, Scammers, Squatters, Websites
