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Anatomy of a Domain Renewal Scam: How Phishing Emails Use Subdomain Tricks

Exposing example of domain renewal phishing email scams, this one for Squarespace domains

It happens in a flash. You are sorting through your inbox, and a high-urgency notification lands: Your domain name is about to expire in 2 days. It lists your exact domain, a fee, and a convenient "Payment link."

If you hurry up and click, you aren't renewing your domain. You are handing your payment details directly to a scammer.

A recent wave of highly targeted phishing emails - posing as automated registry alerts from major platforms like Squarespace - is

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