Robert Duncan

Advance fee fraudsters are using generative AI and deepfake videos - like the one attached - to convince victims and evade filters UN? FBI? World Bank? Deepfake police chief used for compensation scam video netcraft.com/blog/fbi-world…

Surprise New iPhone Security Warning For iMessage Users In 100 Countries trib.al/LSZkS3w

thecyberwire.com/podcasts/resea… Listen to Netcraft VP of Product Strategy, Rob Duncan on CyberWire as he explains how criminals abused Twilio SendGrid’s email delivery, API, and marketing services to launch a phishing campaign impersonating itself.

Thanks to @robertduncan understandingwebpki.com has a new home -- x509.io. Right now it is the same site but @peculiarventure will be finding the time to make it prettier and more useful akin to its cousin jwt.io.

Netcraft, which says it has blocked around 173 million cyberattacks to date, will use the investment to build a sales division and develop new technology wsj.com/articles/netcr…

Impact of Freenom halting registrations on cybercrime netcraft.com/blog/impact-of…

Netcraft Secures First Funding with Over $100M from Spectrum Equity; Names Experienced Technology Executive Ryan Woodley as New CEO netcraft.com/news/netcraft-…

Introducing the new look for Netcraft. We are pleased to continue delivering the same great cybercrime detection, disruption and takedown services with a fresh new brand, logo and website. Check it out at eu1.hubs.ly/H04jCb_0.

‼️A Chinese certificate authority ("HiCA", www1.hi.cn/en/) is injecting arbitrary commands into the ACME challenge process, which acme.sh then executes on the client machine. Here's my current analysis: github.com/acmesh-officia…

On May 3rd, Google Registry launched eight new top-level domains. Less than two weeks later, we've already discovered phishing attacks targeting Microsoft, Google and Okta using the .zip TLD. news.netcraft.com/archives/2023/…

A green light that is always on is a waste of energy and only adds confusion. As a result, Chrome will be rolling out a new icon for the lock icon. blog.chromium.org/2023/05/an-upd… #WebPKI #progress

Thanks for the craic, Belfast. We hope everyone who joined us for two days of learning and networking enjoyed it just as much as we did. See you in Birmingham next year? #CYBERUK23

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), once the go-to financial institution for early-stage technology businesses and startups, is being exploited by cybercriminals. news.netcraft.com/archives/2023/…

Not slowing down…

Not all heroes wear capes. textslashplain.com/2023/01/19/def…

Cloudflare overtakes Apache and nginx to become the most commonly used web server in the top million busiest sites. news.netcraft.com/archives/2023/…

@OpenreachHelp I’m about 200m away from a property that can order FTTP on demand and I’d like to be able to get a quote for the installation costs. I’m not able to get any traction with ISPs or elsewhere as your database says I can’t order.

Well, this latest report from @Netcraft makes what should be @Cloudflare’s goal for 2022 pretty clear. #resolutions

@HomefuelsDirect How do I contact you today to process a cancellation? I’ve been on hold for more than an hour and run out of time.

@gigaclear Is it normal to wait months for replies to a request to quote for a small construction deviation to a connect a property?