Boston bombing spawns dozens of domain names

MANILA, Philippines - More than a hundred domain names claiming to be possible charitable website for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings surfaced on the net hours after the deadly attack.

TheDomains.com (http://www.thedomains.com/) said that at least 125 domain names related to the Boston Marathon bombing have been created. It said the "registered domains" sound like they can be used for fundraising efforts for the bombings' victims.

“While some of the domain were registered under privacy some of the registrants were brave enough (or stupid enough) to put their name as the registrant of these domains,” TheDomains.com editor Michael Berkens said.

Berkens eventually released some of the registrants’ information on their website.

A fake Twitter account with username @_BostonMarathon also took advantage of the tragedy, posting “For every retweet we will donate $1.00 for the #BostonMarathon victims #PrayforBoston”. Due to numerous complaints by other users, the account was shut down by Twitter.

The twitter account @HopeforBoston also tweeted two photos of 8-year-old children, one of a boy and of a girl, who were allegedly in the bombing. It was also indicated in the tweet that the children were running for the Sandy Hook kids, who were plagued by a shooting incident last December.

The veracity of the pictures, however, were perceived as doubtful since runners allowed to join the race must be 18 years old or older and must complete a standard marathon course within a certain period of time before joining the annual Boston Marathon.

Two bombs went off as participants of the world’s oldest annual marathon crossed the finish line, killing three people including an 8-year-old boy and injuring more than 140 others.

Here is a list of .com and .net registrations after the Boston Marathon bombings:

2013bostonbombing.com
2013bostonbombs.com
2ndbostonmassacre.com
attackboston.com
attackonboston.com
bitcoinforboston.com
bitcoinsforboston.com
bombingboston.com
bombinginboston.com
bombsinboston.com
bombsoverboston.com
boston-marathon-bombing.com
bostonattack.com
bostonattacked.com
bostonattacks.com
bostonblasts.com
bostonblood.com
bostonbombed.com
bostonbomber.com
bostonbomber.net
bostonbombing.com
bostonbombing.net
bostonbombing2013.com
bostonbombingdonate.com
bostonbombinghelp.com
bostonbombinginfo.com
bostonbombingnews.com
bostonbombingrelief.com
bostonbombings.com
bostonbombings.net
bostonbombingsmemorial.com
bostonbombpics.com
bostonbombs.com
bostonexplosion.com
bostonexplosions.com
bostonmarathon-bombing.com
bostonmarathon2013.net
bostonmarathonanniversary.com
bostonmarathonattack.com
bostonmarathonattack.net
bostonmarathonattacked.com
bostonmarathonattacks.com
bostonmarathonblasts.com
bostonmarathonbomb.com
bostonmarathonbomber.com
bostonmarathonbomber.net
bostonmarathonbombing.com
bostonmarathonbombing.net
bostonmarathonbombing2013.com
bostonmarathonbombing2013.net
bostonmarathonbombingdonations.com
bostonmarathonbombings.com
bostonmarathonbombings.net
bostonmarathonbombs.com
bostonmarathonbombupdate.com
bostonmarathoncharity.com
bostonmarathonconspiracy.com
bostonmarathondonation.com
bostonmarathondonations.com
bostonmarathonexploisons.com
bostonmarathonexplosion.com
bostonmarathonexplosion.net
bostonmarathonexplosions.com
bostonmarathonfinishline.com
bostonmarathonfund.com
bostonmarathoninsurance.com
bostonmarathonlawsuit.com
bostonmarathonlawsuit.net
bostonmarathonmassacre.com
bostonmarathonmassacre.net
bostonmarathonmemorial.com
bostonmarathonrelief.com
bostonmarathonrespect.com
bostonmarathonterror.com
bostonmarathonterrorist.com
bostonmarathonterroristattack.com
bostonmarathonterrorists.com
bostonmarathonterrorists.net
bostonmarathontragedy.com
bostonmarathontruth.com
bostonmarathontruth.net
bostonmarathonvictimfund.com
bostonmarathonvictims.com
bostonmarathonvictims.net
bostonmarathonvictimsfund.com
bostonmarathonvictimsrelieffund.com
bostonmaratonexplosion.com
bostonmassacre2.com
bostonmassacre2013.com
bostonmassacre2013.net
bostonmassacreround2.com
bostonrelief2013.com
bostonterror.com
bostonterrorattack.com
bostonterrorattacks.com
bostonterrorism.com
bostonterroristattack.com
bostontragedy.com
bostontwinbombs.com
bostonunderattack.com
bostonvictimsdonation.com
bostonvictimsfund.com
bostonvictimsfund.net
donatetoboston.com
explosioninboston.com
explosionsinboston.com
heartsandsolesforboston.com
isurvivedboston.com
marathonbomb.com
marathonbombing.com
marathonexplosion.com
marathonmemorial.com
missinginboston.com
pray4boston.com
rememberbostonmarathon.com
rememberingboston.com
savethebostonmarathon.com
secondbostonmassacre.com
terrorattackboston.com
terrorinboston.com
thebostonblast.com
thebostonbombing.com
thebostonexplosion.com
thebostonmarathonattack.com
thebostonmarathonbomb.com
thebostonmarathonbombing.com