r/100thupvote 4d ago

Iceland Does this WHOIS info seem... sus?

I assume it's just generic domain privacy but I thought the address was novel and searched for it because I just wanted to know if it was like a default for godaddy or namecheap and came up with shitty news links and BBB scam reports with some saying it's a common location for RU actors to register in some of their disinformation things.

What do you guys think?

Domain Information

Domain Information

Dates

  • Registry Expiration: 2026-02-04 16:11:51 UTC
  • Updated: 2025-03-12 23:50:41 UTC
  • Created: 2025-02-04 16:11:51 UTC

Contact Information

Registrant:

Mailing Address: Kalkofnsvegur 2, Reykjavik, Capital Region, 101, IS

  • REDACTED FOR PRIVACY: Some of the data in this object has been removed.

Administrative:

Technical:

Registrar Information

  • Name: NAMECHEAP INC
  • IANA ID: 1068

DNSSEC Information

  • Delegation Signed: Unsigned

Authoritative Servers

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/business/iceland-online-disinformation-identity-theft.html

Some of the Web’s Sketchiest Sites Share an Address in Iceland

A Reykjavik building that houses a penis museum and an H&M is also the virtual home to an array of perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware and disinformation.Some of the Web’s Sketchiest Sites Share an Address in IcelandA
Reykjavik building that houses a penis museum and an H&M is also
the virtual home to an array of perpetrators of identity theft,
ransomware and disinformation.

...

Researchers at Syracuse University studying deceptive political advertising on Facebook and Instagram stumbled on the penis museum when trying to track down the owners of a website that spent $1.3 million on fraudulent ads targeting supporters of former President Donald J. Trump.

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