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Internet Grows to More Than 205 Million Domain Names in Fourth Quarter of 2010

The fourth quarter of 2010 closed with a base of 205.3 million domain name registrations across all Top Level Domains (TLDs), or a 1.7 percent increase over the third quarter. Registrations have grown by 12.1 million, or 6.3 percent year over year. more

A Look Back at the 2016 U.S. Elections-Related Attacks

The 2016 U.S. elections sparked a lot of controversies, as several law enforcement agents and security researchers believed countries like Russia may have greatly influenced its turnout. We sought to find out more about it via an OSINT analysis using various domain and IP intelligence tools. more

Afilias Announces Sunrise Launch Dates for 3 New TLDs: .PINK, .RED and .BLUE

Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the sunrise launch dates for three new generic top-level domains (gTLD): .PINK, .RED and .BLUE – today begins the 30-day minimum notice period of the Start Date sunrise for these three new TLDs. more

.VOTE Solves Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz’s Domain Name Problem

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz's domain name problem is serious: TedCruz.com and a number of other web sites that appear to be his are actually either totally unrelated to his campaign. more

The Fight Against Hive Ransomware May Not Be Done as Yet-Unidentified Artifacts Show

The Hive Ransomware Group has had more than 1,500 victims across more than 80 countries worldwide. They attacked hospitals, school districts, financial firms, and critical infrastructure until the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) disrupted their operations. Have we seen the fall of the group's entire infrastructure? more

Afilias to Provide Technology Powering the .eco New TLD

Today Afilias, a leading provider of Internet infrastructure services, announced that is has been selected by Big Room Inc. as the registry services provider for its application to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for a new .eco domain during the upcoming new top-level domain (new TLD) application process. more

WhoisXML API Newly Registered Domains V2 (NRD2) Achieved Massive Coverage Growth

WhoisXMl API is proud to announce data quality improvements of the Newly Registered Domains V2 (NRD2) Data Feed, specifically an 89% increase in total coverage over the last 12 months. Moreover, the data feed recorded a 153.95% increase in activity for the top 10 country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs). more

AusRegistry International Sponsors ICANN San Fran. Conference in Support of New Top-Level Domains

AusRegistry International will send its largest ever team of new Top-Level Domain (TLD) experts to the conference and will host an exhibit booth as an official sponsor. A major topic of discussion at the conference will be the upcoming implementation of ICANN's new TLD program, which is expected to commence later this year. more

Are Companies Doing Enough to Tackle CEO Impersonation on the DNS?

A recent study of CEO impersonation showed that phishing in its various forms is a threat not just to the world's top companies but also to the top CEOs. more

AusRegistry International Expands Into Africa

AusRegistry International, a leading international provider of Domain Name Registry Services, has been selected by the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) to provide consultancy services to support a new Domain Name Registry System for South Africa's .za country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

Startup on Radix Domain has More Downloads on Play Store Than Lyft and Hulu Combined

Radix, one of the largest domain portfolio registries, announced that AI startup, Kika Tech (www.kika.tech), has more than 100 million Android app downloads worldwide. Kika is one of the many startups on Radix domains that have acclaimed global recognition. more

Hilco Streambank’s IPv4.GLOBAL Awarded a Competitively Solicited Contract with E&I Cooperative Services for IPv4 Address Sales and Acquisition

New Agreement makes IPv4.GLOBAL's auctions, private sales and leasing services available to E&I members in higher education, K-12, and healthcare teaching institutions across the U.S. more

AusRegistry International Introduces New Top-Level Domain Education Portal: BeyondDotCom.info

AusRegistry International today officially launched a new online information portal for the new Top-Level Domain program with the aim of educating potential applicants and Internet users around the world about the important changes that will take place to the Internet over the next two years. more

i2Coalition Statement on FCC Passage of “Restoring Internet Freedom Order”

i2Coalition worked hard to prevent the vote from turning out this way. Now that it has, we are committed to continuing the fight and will seek strong Net Neutrality protections through other means. more

dot Brand Makes Its Debut: Afilias Advises Companies to Act Now for Successful TLD Applications

Following the application window opening today for businesses to manage and run their own top-level domain (TLD), global registry services provider Afilias is advising companies to make an informed decision as soon as possible about whether to apply for their own dot Brand domain from ICANN. more