Industry

Public Interest Registry Releases Results of Bi-Annual Domain Name Report

Public Interest Registry (PIR) released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard," detailing the strong growth of .ORG during the first six months of 2012. Specifically, PIR grew .ORG registrations by 7.7 percent in the first half of 2012 compared to the same time period a year ago. more

Public Interest Registry Announces Sunrise Period for New Internationalized Domain Names

Qualified domain trademark holders can now submit applications for each of these three new domains which translate to "organisation" or "institution" in non-Latin-based scripts -- one in Devanagari (.?????), one in Cyrillic (.???), and one in simplified Chinese (.??). Registration will open to all interested parties beginning May 27. more

Scouring the DNS for Traces of Bumblebee SEO Poisoning

Google ad or search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning has long been a favored threat actor tactic to spread malware. A recent Secureworks study of Bumblebee, which comes in the guise of a software installer, proved that once again. more

Landrush for New Domain Extension - .GR.COM

Starting at 6pm GMT today, a new "zone" of domain names ending with the extension .GR.COM is being launched in a Landrush. Unlike other domain extensions launched over recent years, no premium "keyword" domains will be withheld from sale, meaning that domains like shop.gr.com, athens.gr.com and games.gr.com are available for registration. more

A United Front to Stop Cybercrime

As part of .ORG's ongoing pursuit for and commitment to a more secure global Internet, we have teamed up with Microsoft Corporation as well as fellow technology and academic leaders, including ICANN, NeuStar, VeriSign, CNNIC, Afilias, Global Domains International Inc., M1D Global, AOL, Symantec, F-Secure, ISC, researchers from Georgia Tech, the Shadowserver Foundation, Arbor Networks and Support Intelligence. more

Probing the DNS for Signs of XLoader Abuse

XLoader has been plaguing macOS users since it was first discovered in 2021. Back then, though, it only posed a threat to those who opted to install Java on their systems. more

Radix’s .Store Domains Bring Forth Nearly 5000 Store Ideas Through the #IdeaToStore Contest

Radix's .Store Domains recently announced the closure of their #IdeaToStore contest, sponsored by Shopify. The contest invited aspiring entrepreneurs to share their ideas for an online store, and nearly 5000 people signed up. The winners walked away with cash prizes up to $30,000 along with exclusive Q&A and mentoring from the judges. more

Detecting Possible Fraud Vehicles Specific to Latin America and the Caribbean

Although fraud is a global issue, some threats may be unique to certain regions. Accertify listed some subtrends specific to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), including those involving the airline and digital wallet industries. more

Happy Birthday .sydney

New South Wales businesses and individuals today celebrated a milestone with the .sydney domain namespace marking its one year anniversary. Since launching the world's most iconic web address a year ago, almost 9,000 domain names have been registered under .sydney. more

AusRegistry International to provide assistance in launching Arabic Internationalised Domain Names

AusRegistry International has today announced that it has been selected by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates to provide expert assistance and advice in support of the implementation of the Arabic ??????. (.emarat) Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

Analyzing Recently Discovered Windows 11-Themed Assets

The release of a new application or operating system (OS) is typically greeted by enthusiasm, diverse opinions, and potential threats. Windows 11's case is no different as we identified various assets that could be misused on the Internet. more

Avenue4 Launches ACCELR/8, Transforming the IPv4 Market with Automated Order-Driven Trading

Avenue4 LLC announces the launch of ACCELR/8, a new market platform that enables sellers with address space registered in the U.S., Canada and certain Caribbean regions to trade IPv4 number blocks directly with buyers from North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. more

.film to Provide New Home Online for the Film Industry

The way feature films are promoted online to viewers across the world and the delivery of video and motion picture content on the web is set to change in a dramatic way, with the imminent introduction of the .film new Top-Level Domain (TLD). more

Radix Reports Over 60% Growth in Profit for 2021, Revenue Grows by Over 35%

Radix, one of the world's largest registries for new domains, announced today that it grossed over $38M in total revenue in 2021, a 35% rise over its revenue in 2020 more

PIR Launches Campaign to Help .ORG Domain Name Holders Protect the Value of Their .ORG Domains

The Public Interest Registry (PIR) has announced a new international public awareness campaign aimed at protecting .ORG domain name holders from the potentially damaging consequences restulting from .ORG domain expiration. more