‘Tis Not Spam
No, hear me out. Voices.sg is a lot of crap, but it’s not spam. I promise! :((
.sg 10th riskiest domain
THE next time you click on an unfamiliar website ending with .sg, think twice.
Spam masters are zeroing in on the .sg domain. Singapore was singled out as the 10th-riskiest domain out of 104 worldwide in a recently released McAfee report – and the rise of such sites, said experts, could cause Internet users worldwide to lose trust in Singapore websites.
The report warned that more .sg domains are being used for phishing and spam activities and to serve up viruses – almost one out of every 20 (4.6 per cent) tested by the security company this year.
The jump is spectacular – from just 0.3 per cent last year to 4.6 per cent this year.
In contrast, Hong Kong and Japan were noted for their ‘aggressive steps to clamp down on scam-related registrations’ and stricter registration requirements for domain names.
McAfee senior research analyst Shane Keats noted that pharmacy sites touting pills were the main route used to send spam.
Source: The Straits Times
