Phishers Target Major Registrars
Official-looking e-mails are really attempts to steal your domains
Both eNom and Network Solutions, two very large registrars that handle millions of domain registrations, are the target of a major phishing attack. It is believed that the perptrator(s) purpose is to acquire the login details for victims’ domain registrar accounts and thereby steal or otherwise compromise their domain registrations.
The phishing warning on Network Solutions home page
Phishing warning on eNom
If you receive any e-mail about your domain registration (or any other online account you may have) you should never click any link in the e-mail. Go the website where you have your account by entering the address in the address bar of your browser.
And it never hurts to drop into your domain registrar account to double-check that your contact information (particularly your e-mail address) is current, and to lock your domain, if your registrar offers such an option.
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