Phishing attacks increased by 65% in 2016 over 2015 to be the worst year for phishing in history according to APWG’s new Phishing Activity Trends Report [pdf]. According to the report the total number of phishing attacks in 2016 was 1,220,523. The end of 2016 was also an opportunity to reflect how phishing has grown…
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ICANN Releases its Final Report on Africa DNS Market Study
[news release] ICANN is pleased to announce the release of its Final Report on Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Market Study. This study serves as part of ICANN‘s outreach efforts to support and improve the regional DNS industry. The report is the first of its kind in the region, which includes 54 countries. It was…
Nominet Sees 0.0074% of .UK Domains Disputed in 2016 as 3rd Level Registrations Drop, 2nd Level Rise
Nominet saw a small drop in complaints in 2016, with 25 fewer complaints for the 12-month period than in 2015. The 703 complaints related to 785 domain names, according to their 2016 annual summary of domain name disputes brought before its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). The disputed .uk domain names in 2016 were 0.0074% of…
US Bullies Costa Rica and Refuses to Obey Local Laws Over Pirate Bay Domains
The United States Embassy in Costa Rica has been pressuring the local ccTLD operator, NIC Costa Rica, to take down thepiratebay.cr domain name with increasing urgency as the registry resists. And if they refuse there have been threats to take the registry operation away from NIC Costa Rica. In a letter to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory…
Global Internet Stakeholders to Convene in Johannesburg for ICANN’s 59th Public Meeting, and 10th Meeting in Africa
ICANN will hold its 59th Public Meeting in the Johannesburg Sandton Convention Center from 26-29 June 2017. This meeting is ICANN‘s second ever Policy Forum, which is focused on policy work and outreach. It is also the tenth time an ICANN meeting will be held in Africa, a continent of great online potential. Hosted by…