VeriSign and Blacknight Hit By Hackers
Two leading domain name companies have been subject to hacking. Verisign, responsible for the .COM and .NET top level domains and other internet infrastructure, has been hacked repeatedly by outsiders who stole undisclosed information, Reuters reports.
The Reuters report notes that the previously unreported breaches occurred in 2010 at the Reston, ...
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US Authorities Seize Another 307 Domain Names In Counterfeit Goods Sweep
A nationwide enforcement operation called Operation Fake Sweep that targeted stores, flea markets and street vendors selling counterfeit game-related sportswear throughout the country and also targeted illegal counterfeit imports into the United States, saw hundreds of websites seized that were engaged in counterfeiting and piracy online.
In the operation, US Immigration ...
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.COM Passes 100 Million Registration Mark in January
There are now more than 100 million .COM domain names according to separate statistics revealed by RegistrarStats and HosterStats.
The 100 million mark was passed in January both websites revealed in their counts of various top level domain name registrations. According to RegistrarStats, there were a total of 100,052,046 domains while ...
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Australian Netfleet Customer Database Hacked
Customers of Australian domain name reseller Netfleet may have had their personal details and encrypted credit cards compromised after hackers infiltrated the reseller’s database, CRN reported.
According to the report, Netfleet said hackers may have stolen customers’ name, email and street addresses, phone numbers and encrypted credit card numbers with expiry ...
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Domain Name Hijacking Is A Serious Business, And How To Prevent It
A domain name is often one of a company’s most valuable assets, yet businesses often do little to prevent the domain being hijacked.CIO recently published an article on the practice that they note is becoming more prevalent and one that IT leaders need to understand so they can protect their ...
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Singapore’s StarHub to Apply For .STARHUB TLD
The Singaporean communications company StarHub has become the sixth company to publicly announce they will be applying to ICANN for their top level domain, joining organisations such as Unicef, Deloitte, Neustar, Canon, Hitachi and possibly even IBM.
It has been predicted by many involved in the domain name business, including one ...
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Jan/31/12 Worlds largest registrar Go Daddy joins the SedoMLS Network
Set Buy Now prices and benefit from exposure to millions of potential buyersAs of January 31st this year, we are excited to welcome the world’s largest registrar, Go Daddy, to the SedoMLS family. Any domains listed for sale in your Sedo account and set at a Buy Now price receive ...
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Jan/31/12 Worlds largest registrar Go Daddy joins the SedoMLS Network
Set Buy Now prices and benefit from exposure to millions of potential buyersAs of January 31st this year, we are excited to welcome the world’s largest registrar, Go Daddy, to the SedoMLS family. Any domains listed for sale in your Sedo account and set at a Buy Now price receive ...
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Jan/31/12 Worlds largest registrar Go Daddy joins the SedoMLS Network
Set Buy Now prices and benefit from exposure to millions of potential buyersAs of January 31st this year, we are excited to welcome the world’s largest registrar, Go Daddy, to the SedoMLS family. Any domains listed for sale in your Sedo account and set at a Buy Now price receive ...
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Jan/31/12 Worlds largest registrar Go Daddy joins the SedoMLS Network
Set Buy Now prices and benefit from exposure to millions of potential buyersAs of January 31st this year, we are excited to welcome the world’s largest registrar, Go Daddy, to the SedoMLS family. Any domains listed for sale in your Sedo account and set at a Buy Now price receive ...
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