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  <title><![CDATA[CircleID]]></title>
  <link>https://circleid.com/topics/domain_names</link>
  <description>CircleID - Domain Names</description>
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  <dc:rights>Copyright 2026, unless where otherwise noted.</dc:rights>
  <dc:date>2026-04-19T19:59:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[Domains: The Overlooked Frontline in IP Protection]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/domains&#45;the&#45;overlooked&#45;frontline&#45;in&#45;ip&#45;protection</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Domains have quietly become the primary entry point for online IP infringement, yet most firms lack visibility over portfolios, leaving brands exposed and prompting a shift toward integrated, proactive domain governance and security.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-15T13:22:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Analysis of the Keenadu Backdoor Network]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;analysis&#45;of&#45;the&#45;keenadu&#45;backdoor&#45;network</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Keenadu backdoor embedded in Android firmware exploits supply chains and OTA updates, while DNS analysis of its infrastructure reveals coordinated domains, IP links, and early warning signals pointing to premeditated, scalable cybercriminal operations globally distributed.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-14T11:36:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Afnic Reports Record Year for .fr Domain Names in 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/afnic&#45;reports&#45;record&#45;year&#45;for&#45;.fr&#45;domain&#45;names&#45;in&#45;2025</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Afnic's 2025 review finds .fr registrations at a record 4.3m, with strong new domain creation and steady retention, even as competition from .com and shifting digital trends temper expectations for future growth in 2026 overall.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-13T11:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Domain Security Report: Unicorns Show Strong Adoption in Key Domain Security Measures]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/domain&#45;security&#45;report&#45;unicorns&#45;show&#45;strong&#45;adoption&#45;in&#45;key&#45;domain&#45;security&#45;measures</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Unicorn firms lead in DNS-based security adoption, signaling technical maturity, while Global 2000 rely on enterprise registrars. Gaps in redundancy and brand protection expose supply chain risks as cyberattacks intensify across industries globally today.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-13T09:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A DNS Exploration of Operation Olalampo]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/a&#45;dns&#45;exploration&#45;of&#45;operation&#45;olalampo</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[MuddyWater's Operation Olalampo targets MENA entities using new malware and Telegram-based control, as DNS analysis uncovers fresh infrastructure, thousands of linked domains, and expanded indicators pointing to a broader, coordinated campaign.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-10T12:27:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Deep Dive: LummaStealer + CastleLoader = Larger Threat]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;deep&#45;dive&#45;lummastealer&#45;castleloader&#45;larger&#45;threat</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[LummaStealer's revival, paired with CastleLoader, reveals a more evasive malware ecosystem, leveraging obfuscation, DNS agility and vast infrastructure to reach over 100,000 potential victims while spawning hundreds of linked malicious domains and IPs globally observed.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-07T12:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trusted Notifier Network (TNN) Core Concept 1: Unfair Cost Transfer and Reversal of Commercial Best]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/trusted&#45;notifier&#45;network&#45;tnn&#45;core&#45;concept&#45;1&#45;unfair&#45;cost&#45;transfer&#45;and&#45;reversal&#45;of&#45;commercial&#45;best</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A flawed abuse-response system shifts costs from perpetrators to intermediaries, overwhelming enforcement. The Trusted Notifier Network seeks to realign incentives, curb low-quality reporting, and restore efficiency by embedding trust, accountability, and cost redistribution.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-07T09:18:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Internet That Works for Some: Universal Acceptance Failures Across Asia Pacific]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;internet&#45;that&#45;works&#45;for&#45;some&#45;universal&#45;acceptance&#45;failures&#45;across&#45;asia&#45;pacific</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Across Asia Pacific, millions are excluded from digital services because systems fail to recognise non Latin scripts, exposing how flawed design assumptions about internet users entrench inequality across the region in welfare, finance and education.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-06T12:38:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Securing Digital Brand Borders in a Fragmented World]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/securing&#45;digital&#45;brand&#45;borders&#45;in&#45;a&#45;fragmented&#45;world</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[GlobalBlock's expansion into China and Germany signals a shift from reactive brand protection to centralized prevention, as firms seek scalable, cost efficient defences against proliferating AI driven domain abuse worldwide amid a fragmented digital landscape.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Look Back at 11 of the Red Report 2026 Featured Threats]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/a&#45;look&#45;back&#45;at&#45;11&#45;of&#45;the&#45;red&#45;report&#45;2026&#45;featured&#45;threats</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[An analysis of 11 cyber threats from Red Report 2026 reveals how attackers exploit core MITRE ATT&CK techniques, with DNS and IoC data exposing early warning signals, infrastructure scale, and evolving tactics across campaigns globally.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-31T12:10:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Moving Beyond Associated Domain Checks: The Urgent Need to Ban Short-Term Domain Leasing]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/moving&#45;beyond&#45;associated&#45;domain&#45;checks&#45;the&#45;urgent&#45;need&#45;to&#45;ban&#45;short&#45;term&#45;domain&#45;leasing</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN's new DNS abuse rules mark progress, yet short-term domain leasing enables fleeting, hard-to-detect attacks. A proposed 30-day minimum lease could curb cybercrime by undermining the economics of weaponised parked domains.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-31T09:33:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Close Look under the DNS Hood of CoolClient]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/a&#45;close&#45;look&#45;under&#45;the&#45;dns&#45;hood&#45;of&#45;coolclient</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Security researchers trace an updated CoolClient backdoor used by HoneyMyte, uncovering malicious domains, subdomains and IP links, and revealing a wider infrastructure of email and DNS-connected assets tied to data theft operations globally active.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-24T14:00:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Vibe-Coding Revolution: How AI is Reshaping Domain Registration]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;vibe&#45;coding&#45;revolution&#45;how&#45;ai&#45;is&#45;reshaping&#45;domain&#45;registration</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[AI-powered "vibe-coding" is transforming domain registration from manual search into automated, conversational infrastructure, embedding domains directly into software workflows while elevating them into machine-verified trust anchors in an increasingly AI-mediated internet.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-24T13:27:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[When the Internet Doesn&#8217;t Recognize You: Universal Acceptance and India&#8217;s Welfare Crisis]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/when&#45;the&#45;internet&#45;doesnt&#45;recognize&#45;you&#45;universal&#45;acceptance&#45;and&#45;indias&#45;welfare&#45;crisis</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[India's digital welfare systems, built without universal acceptance, have excluded millions from vaccines, wages and food, revealing how technical design choices can entrench inequality and reshape access to basic rights across rural regions today in India.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-23T12:46:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The AI Naming Gap - and Why the Legacy Namespace Won&#8217;t Wait for ICANN to Fill It]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;ai&#45;naming&#45;gap&#45;a&#45;and&#45;why&#45;the&#45;legacy&#45;namespace&#45;wont&#45;wait&#45;for&#45;icann&#45;to&#45;fill&#45;it</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A surge in AI startups has exposed a domain-name shortage as premium .ai addresses vanish. With ICANN's next round years away, legacy TLDs and repurposed namespaces are racing to capture unmet demand.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-23T12:02:00-07:00</dc:date>
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