Security News > 2020 > June > Facebook Sues 12 Fraudulent Domain Names

Facebook on Monday announced that it filed a lawsuit in Virginia against 12 domain names for their deceiving behavior.

The 12 fraudulent domain names are registered by India-based proxy service Compsys Domain Solutions Private Ltd. and the social platform sued them for impersonating Facebook apps and services such as facebook-verify-inc.com, instagramhjack.com and videocall-whatsapp.com.

In March, Facebook sued domain registrar Namecheap and its Whoisguard privacy protection service for refusing to share details on 45 domains impersonating Facebook and its services.

The company is constantly scouring the Internet to identify domain names that infringe on its trademarks.

On Monday, Facebook revealed that it decided to file the new lawsuit after reaching out to Compsys about these fraudulent domain names without receiving a response.

News URL

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Securityweek/~3/o_opmQ5qqpM/facebook-sues-12-fraudulent-domain-names