BlackRock Sues 44 Copycat Domains for Phishing Scams and Trademark Infringement
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BlackRock filed lawsuit against 44 domain names containing "Blackrock", "Aladdin", "capital", "crypto", etc. for cybersquatting and trademark infringement.
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The domains were used for phishing attacks, malware, and profiting from consumer confusion.
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A couple were crypto-related like blackrock-crypto.net and crypto-blackrock.com.
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BlackRock is seeking transfer of domains, damages, and injunctions against further cybersquatting.
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Copycat domains often promote scams using ads from Google, Facebook, etc. and have caused millions in losses.