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Faux.fr, our information site on domain names used for abuses such as phishing or the sale of counterfeit goods, celebrates its 5th anniversary.

France is the second most active country in the world against domain name cybersquatting, according to the 2024 annual report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) saw another record year for cybersquatting of disputed domain names. In 2023, WIPO handled 6,200 complaints. This represents an increase of over 7% compared to 2022 (5,700). Find out which brands and law firms are the most active against online abuse.

Several major accounts have already experienced this mishap. No sooner has your new trademark application been submitted than the domain name equivalent is already cybersquatted as .COM. This speculative cybersquatting mechanism is well tried and tested by savvy cybersquatters. They monitor the publication of new trademark applications. They then check the availability of domain names, […]

Solidnames publishes faux.fr, a new news site on domain names used for malicious purposes. Internet abuse is on the increase, with the sale of counterfeit products and phishing campaigns. Faux.fr deals with these different types of damage based on cybersquatting domain names. Two main categories of news are covered in faux.fr: counterfeit marketing and phishing. […]