Root Causes 428: .MOBI Attack Puts WHOIS-based DCV into Question

04/10/2024 17 min
Root Causes 428: .MOBI Attack Puts WHOIS-based DCV into Question

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Episode Synopsis

White hat researchers managed to take over WHOIS for the .mobi TLD. Among other things, this discovery foretells the death of WHOIS as a valid email source for Domain Control Validation (DCV).