Hackers Spend Nearly $7 Million on Expired Domains to Redirect Traffic to Scams and Malware

The Hacker News 14 August 2026, 21:48 EEST Domains Security

Threat actors are acquiring expired domains to inherit website traffic and reputation to redirect victims to scams and malware on a large scale. DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox has given the name dropcatch domains to those that get a second chance, where an expired domain becomes available for registration and is then snapped up by another party. During the first half of 2026, 50,400…

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