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Was auDA Hacked Or Have They Deliberat...
Either auDA has been hacked or there has been a deliberate leaking of a confidential report by the senior echelons at the .au policy and regulatory body. If it's the former, then auDA need to call in the relevant law enforcement bodies to investigate. If it's the latter, it's a sad state of affairs given auDA has turned into an organisation that could rival a former Soviet-style dictatorship in it's efforts to hide documents from the industry and spin its 'achievemen
ICANN Receives Data ProtectionPrivacy ...
ICANN today announced that it has received a letter from the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) [PDF, 400 KB] that provides guidance on the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its impact on the collection, retention and publication of domain name registration data and the WHOIS system. ICANN organization's response to the letter from the Article 29 Working Party will be published shortly here. 'We appreciate the guidance provided by the Articl
Donuts Announce Largest Ever New gTLD ...
Donuts yesterday announced what is believed to be the largest ever sale of a new gTLD domain name with the sale of the 'platinum' vacation.rentals for $500,300. The sale was brokered by Brooke Hernandez, senior domain broker at Uniregistry and the domain name was acquired by Michael and Handan Kugler, long time resort owners and entrepreneurs. The Kuglers, along with Marshall Hart, William Whelpley, ITM Investments, Kalus Enterprises, and Jim and Wendy Sherrill, foun
ICANN Publishes ICANN61 By the Numbers...
ICANN published the ICANN61 By the Numbers report, which includes technical, demographic, and attendance statistics. This report summarizes our findings from ICANNs third Community Forum of the new meeting strategy. This report is part of ICANNs commitment to transparency. By the Numbers Report highlights include: 1,565 checked-in participants, with 604 listing their region as North America 36% of attendees participating for the first time 342 sessions held, for a to
DomainTools Find Cybercriminals Using ...
Cybercriminals are using fraudulent domains to lure unsuspecting members of the public towards spoofs of well-known UK charities, for malicious purposes, according to the results of a DomainTools investigation. Following on from the National Cyber Security Centre's warning that cybersecurity poses the most serious threat to UK charities, DomainTools selected ten well-known and popular charitable organizations in the UK to analyse, and found that every charity selecte
Neustar Announces Fourth Premium .NYC ...
Neustar has announced the fourth auction of premium .nyc domain names aimed at the travel and tourism sector will take place with Sedo handling the auction until 10 May. This will give New Yorkers in the City's five boroughs a curated selection of twenty-five premium domain names in the .nyc new generic top level domain (new gTLD). These rare and premium domain names are associated with the travel, hospitality and tourism industry, giving New York travel agencies, ho