Chances are you’ve never heard of the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, but you may be familiar with its former Internet domain: PW. That’s because the domain, now owned by Directi, has become a favorite of spammers. According to Fort Systems, Directi — which christened PW “Professional Web” — began offering the top-level domain to all comers at rock-bottom prices, which attracted spammers. Symantec spotted a big spike in spam URLs containing the PW domain at the end of April.
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Island Nation's Web Domain Now Paradise for Spammers
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. May 20, 2013 06:00 AMChances are you’ve never heard of the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, but you may be familiar with its former Internet domain: PW. That’s because the domain, now owned by Directi, has become a favorite of spammers. According to Fort Systems, Directi — which christened PW “Professional Web” — began offering the top-level domain to all comers at rock-bottom prices, which attracted spammers. Symantec spotted a big spike in spam URLs containing the PW domain at the end of April.