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Be wary of domain name scams

Be wary of domain name scams

We have received advice released from auDA, the .au domain administrator, of a phishing scam targeting .au domain name registrants via email. The emails are of someone posing as an auDA employee and requesting copies of personal documents, including photo identification and a Medicare Card to a nominated email address. If you receive an email […]

Ask CyberGuru – What happens if I forget to renew my domain name registration?

Ask CyberGuru

In this month’s instalment of Ask CyberGuru, we answer the question, “What happens if I forget to renew my domain name registration?”. When you buy an Australian domain name (such as .com.au, .org.au, and net.au) you own the use of that domain for the term of the registration (usually two years). If you forget to renew your domain […]