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Apr 18, 2015
I received a text message on my iPhone. I did not click on the link provided. A simple Whois registry lookup identified the for-profit registry service provider (Neustar-US) that "enabled" a user to perform a spam & scam attack against me.
Date Received: 16 April 2015 @ 3:12 CST
User Account Name: Lwfsxkdc24@howard-winn.k12.ia.us
Domain Name: howard-winn.k12.ia.us
Text Message: "(can we go on a date this weekend? we can skip dinner and go straight to dessert http://www.opensmallurl.com) Thara"
The Domain Registrant: Neustar-US
The "Neustar-US" Physical Address: Loudoun Tech Center, 45980 Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166
What does Neustar-US do?: "We are the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. You might have thought .us is only for government agencies and schools. But since 2002, individuals, businesses, churches, and non-profits have adopted .us web addresses to make their mark on the internet. Neustar, a leading provider of registry services, manages .us on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Neustar maintains a growing network of .us-accredited registrars that sell .us domain names. See a full list of .us registrars." http://www.neustar.us
Neustar-US enables "Spam & Scam": Neustar-US provides spammers with registry services, ensuring they are afforded a ".us-accredited" domain name so they can conduct spam & scam operations.
Date Received: 16 April 2015 @ 3:12 CST
User Account Name: Lwfsxkdc24@howard-winn.k12.ia.us
Domain Name: howard-winn.k12.ia.us
Text Message: "(can we go on a date this weekend? we can skip dinner and go straight to dessert http://www.opensmallurl.com) Thara"
The Domain Registrant: Neustar-US
The "Neustar-US" Physical Address: Loudoun Tech Center, 45980 Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166
What does Neustar-US do?: "We are the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. You might have thought .us is only for government agencies and schools. But since 2002, individuals, businesses, churches, and non-profits have adopted .us web addresses to make their mark on the internet. Neustar, a leading provider of registry services, manages .us on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Neustar maintains a growing network of .us-accredited registrars that sell .us domain names. See a full list of .us registrars." http://www.neustar.us
Neustar-US enables "Spam & Scam": Neustar-US provides spammers with registry services, ensuring they are afforded a ".us-accredited" domain name so they can conduct spam & scam operations.