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A DNS Investigation of SEO Manipulation via Bad Seed BadIIS

Trend Micro researchers recently uncovered a search engine optimization (SEO) manipulation campaign targeting users of Internet Information Services (IIS) with BadIIS. more

IPv4 Address Prices Fall as Supply Surges

After years of steady ascent, the market for IPv4 addresses is experiencing an uncharacteristic softening. According to new data from IPv4.Global by Hilco Streambank, the average monthly price per address has declined across all block sizes, with the most striking plunge seen in the larger /16 blocks. more

.au Completes Historic Transition to Afilias, 3.1M Domain Names Transferred to New Infrastructure

auDA (.au Domain Administration Ltd) and Afilias Australia are pleased to announce the successful and historic transition of more than 3.1 million .au domain names from a legacy system to all new infrastructure in Australia. more

The New Domain For Japan, JP.NET, Launches With Exclusive Invitation to Trademark Owners

The new domain for Japan launched today with an invitation for trademark owners to secure the domains matching their trademarks ending .JP.NET, in English and Japanese.  more

MarkMonitor Releases New gTLD Quarterly Report for Q2 2020

MarkMonitor today released its latest issue of the New gTLD Quarterly Report for the second quarter of 2020, including a particular focus on registration trends during the pandemic. more

US Government Orders RPKI Deployment

The internet has grown organically from a cooperative lab experiment into an economic infrastructure. In the early days, configuration mistakes were an annoyance, but not much more. Today, a mistake can cost organizations money, enable security threats, and degrade reputations. more

SideWinder DNS Blackholes Uncovered with Threat Intelligence Platform

A Domain Name System (DNS) blackhole is essentially a DNS server that gives false results for domain names. Also known as a "sinkhole server," an "Internet sinkhole," or a "DNS sinkhole," threat actors sometimes use DNS blackholes to redirect users to potentially harmful sites or pages. more

Why We Started IPXO - A Unique IPv4 Monetization and Leasing Platform

The Internet Protocol Exchange Organization, or IPXO for short, is a unique IPv4 lease and monetization platform. The current shortage of IPv4 addresses has led prices to increase dramatically and put pressure on companies wanting to grow their businesses. The IPXO team recognized that they could fill the market void and bridge the gap between supply and demand. more

Afilias Selected to Provide Registry Services for .PR ccTLD

Gauss Research Laboratories, the .PR ccTLD manager, announces that it has selected Afilias to provide technical services to support Puerto Rico's country code top level domain (ccTLD) on the Internet, .PR. more

Threat Intelligence: The First Line of Defense Against Data-Stealing Ransomware

The threat landscape is ever-changing. As time goes by, threat campaigns use new and more sophisticated technologies than seen before. Still, some reuse tried-and-tested methods while adding a few other functionalities, as in the case of FTCODE ransomware operators. more

IPv4.Global Launches First IP Address Audit Tool

IPv4.Global, a division of Hilco Streambank, the largest, most trusted and transparent IPv4 marketplace in the world, today announced the release of ReView, a new, first-of-its-kind digital IP address audit tool at RIPE 86. ReView was developed in collaboration with 6connect, the authors of revolutionary provisioning and IP address management software. more

MLS Domains Association Selects CentralNic as Registry Provider

MLS Domains Association, a non-profit association of U.S. multiple listing services, has selected CentralNic Ltd. as its registry back-end service provider for the new .MLS top-level domain. more

Radix Reports $6 Million in Total Retail Premium Domain Name Revenue in Its H2 2021 Premiums Report

We are excited to share our bi-annual premium report for the second half of 2021. This report gives a full overview of the premium domain sales across our nTLD portfolio from 1st July 2021 till 31st December 2021. more

A DNS Examination of the Phishing Campaign Targeting Japanese Brokerage Firms

Yahoo! News Japan reported cases where securities accounts were hijacked so cybercriminals could sell stocks without their rightful owners' permission. More than 3,500 fraudulent transactions have already been recorded from January to April 2025 alone, amounting to stock owner losses of ¥300+ billion. more

A DNS Investigation into Mamba, the Latest AitM Phishing Player

Phishing has been around for years, yet it still proves to be a major online threat. To continue profiting, cybercriminals must continuously adapt their techniques. more