Microsoft purchases corp.com domain to stop attackers from getting it

Microsoft purchased the corp.com domain recently in guild to protect people's passwords, emails, and sensitive data. The domain could be used to obtain data from people's PCs if a company admin sets a generic domain name up within Active Directory. KrebsOnSecurity outset reported the buy.

The domain is of import because if admins gear up Active Directory with a generic proper name, in this case, corp.com, then the corp.com domain could be used to obtain people'south sensitive data. The domain'south quondam owner, Mike O'Connor, wanted $1.7 1000000 for the domain that he purchased 26 years ago, as reported by KrebsOnSecurity.

In its post roofing the auction of the domain, KrebsOnSecurity explained why the domain is so of import:

In applied terms, this means that whoever controls corp.com can passively intercept private communications from hundreds of thousands of computers that end up being taken outside of a corporate environment which uses this 'corp' designation for its Active Directory domain.

Microsoft confirmed the purchase to ZDNet and explained another steps it took for people'due south security:

To assist in keeping systems protected we encourage customers to practice condom security habits when planning for internal domain and network names. We released a security advisory in June of 2009 and a security update that helps continue customers safe. In our ongoing commitment to customer security, nosotros as well acquired the Corp.com domain.

ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley asked how much Microsoft spent on the domain. Microsoft did not disclose the purchase amount.

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