[dns-operations] Typo in fox.com and an Akamai squatter

Robert Edmonds edmonds at mycre.ws
Fri Jan 29 23:06:59 UTC 2016


Chris Adams wrote:
> Note that they are all "akamai.com." or "akamaitechnologies.com.",
> except for one that is "akamaitechnologies.co." (.co not .coM).
> a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co. resolves to the bogus IP
> (with a link-local AAAA record), so I am guessing that the
> akamaitechnologies.co domain is a squatter (wonder how many other
> domains have such typos).

I only see a few other domains with NSDNAMEs in *.akamaitechnologies.co.
in DNSDB, dating back to December, but they all appear to be
Fox-related.

    fox.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxx.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    foxnow.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    getfxx.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    familyguy.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    foxsports.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxnetworks.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxxnetwork.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    teenchoice.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    foxdeportes.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxxnetworks.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    americanidol.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    simpsonsworld.com. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxx.net. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxnow.net. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxxnetwork.net. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.
    fxxnetworks.net. IN NS a72-247-45-110.deploy.akamaitechnologies.co.

-- 
Robert Edmonds



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