"These Anti-Quarantine Websites Are Fakes. Here's What They're Really After"

The threat-intelligence company DomainTools discovered a significant number of newly registered domain names with the word "reopen" in the URL. These domain names are supposedly tied to the campaign launched against state lockdown measures enforced to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The campaign aims to end social-distancing orders and reopen businesses. According to researchers at DomainTools, many of the "reopen" URLs are being purchased to set up pages at which visitors can be tricked into entering their sensitive credentials. Other "reopen" domains are being purchased to be resold for higher prices, design sites in support of anti-lockdown protests, or prevent actual protesters from getting the URLs. DomainTools claims to have been observing up to 6,000 COVID-19 domain registrations every day. The registration of domains associated with the anti-lockdown protests is expected to continue growing. This article continues to discuss the increased registration of domain names related to the campaign to end shelter-in-place orders, the use of these domains for phishing campaigns, and other reasons as to why people are purchasing these domains. 

CNET reports "These Anti-Quarantine Websites Are Fakes. Here's What They're Really After"