"Cybercriminals Register .AI Domains of Trusted Brands for Malicious Activity"

According to CSC's 2023 Domain Security Report, nearly half of Forbes Global 2000 companies do not have control over their branded Artificial Intelligence (.AI) domain names, which third parties register. Cybercriminals are exploiting the popularity of AI by registering the domains of trusted brands for malicious activity. There has been a 350 percent increase in domain dispute cases involving .AI extensions in 2023 from companies who discovered that third parties were misappropriating .AI domains using their brands. According to the report, malicious actors continue to use lookalike domains resembling Global 2000 brands to carry out phishing attacks, other forms of digital brand abuse, and IP infringement. This article continues to discuss third parties registering brands under the .AI domain to launch phishing attacks or other types of brand abuse.

CSO Online reports "Cybercriminals Register .AI Domains of Trusted Brands for Malicious Activity"

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