Archive for January, 2008

Phishers Use DNS Tricks to Direct Users to Bad Sites - New York Times

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


Phishers Use DNS Tricks to Direct Users to Bad Sites
New York Times, United States - 55 minutes ago
Phishers are also employing malware that modifies an internal PC file called the hosts, which is used to match domain names of Web sites with IP addresses.

Moniker.Com Hosts Domain Name Auction in Las Vegas - WebHosting.Info

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


Moniker.Com Hosts Domain Name Auction in Las Vegas
WebHosting.Info, CA - 7 minutes ago
Moniker, an Oversee.net company and the a provider of Domain Asset Management services, is bringing two live domain name auctions to TRAFFIC West 2008 at

What's in a domain name? Serious money - International Herald Tribune

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


What's in a domain name? Serious money
International Herald Tribune, France - 19 minutes ago
By Brad Stone LOS ANGELES: Xavier Buck planned to spend $100000 last week to bid for domain names, those parcels of virtual Internet real estate,

Icann acts to stop domain name abuses - VNUNet.com

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


Icann acts to stop domain name abuses
VNUNet.com, UK - 14 minutes ago
Internet oversight body Icann today announced proposals for a new system to crack down on the abuse of the domain name registration process known as domain

ICANN to close internet domain name loophole - CBC.ca

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


ICANN to close internet domain name loophole
CBC.ca,  Canada - 6 minutes ago
The loophole, called the Add Grace Period, allows a five-day period following the registration of a domain name during which time the registrant can cancel

Icann vows to kill domain 'tasting' - VNUNet.com

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


Icann vows to kill domain 'tasting'
VNUNet.com, UK - 6 minutes ago
The top 10 domain tasters in January 2007 accounted for 95 per cent of all deleted .com and .net domain names, equating to 45450897 domain names out of

Phishers use DNS tricks to direct users to bad sites - InfoWorld

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


Phishers use DNS tricks to direct users to bad sites
InfoWorld, CA - 44 minutes ago
Phishers are also employing malware that modifies an internal PC file called the hosts, which is used to match domain names of Web sites with IP addresses.
Afilias Joins Anti-Phishing Working Group Steering Committee to Business Wire (press release)
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ICANN proposes clampdown on domain tasting - iTWire

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


ICANN proposes clampdown on domain tasting
iTWire, Australia - 7 minutes ago
But the absence of any penalty meant those seeking effective domain names could register thousands of variations with no financial risk as they would back

US Businesses Rush Their Choice Of Web Address - PR-USA.net (press release)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


US Businesses Rush Their Choice Of Web Address
PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria - 7 minutes ago
1&1 was established in 1992 and hosts more than 9 million domain names, while more than 40000 servers run on the company's five state-of-the-art data

CADNA Releases Report on Domain Name Drop Catching - Domain Name Wire

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


CADNA Releases Report on Domain Name Drop Catching
Domain Name Wire, TX - 14 minutes ago
Special interest group suggests that non-refundable $.20 fee is not enough to stop domain tasting. The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) released