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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>2026-07-08T15:09:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[macOS ClickFix Campaign Delivers AMOS and Other Infostealers: A DNS Deep Dive]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/macos&#45;clickfix&#45;campaign&#45;delivers&#45;amos&#45;and&#45;other&#45;infostealers&#45;a&#45;dns&#45;deep&#45;dive</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A DNS deep dive into Microsoft's macOS ClickFix campaign uncovered victim infrastructure, typosquatting clusters, malicious registrations, and hundreds of linked indicators, exposing a broader infostealer ecosystem beyond the original 140 network IoCs identified by Microsoft.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-06T08:58:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What the Interisle Report Reveals, and What It Doesn&#8217;t, About DNS Abuse]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/what&#45;the&#45;interisle&#45;report&#45;reveals&#45;and&#45;what&#45;it&#45;does&#45;not&#45;about&#45;dns&#45;abuse</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Interisle's report illuminates malicious registration trends, but its broad blocklist methodology measures different questions than DNS Abuse, complicating conclusions about registry and registrar accountability by conflating reputation signals with actionable domain enforcement decisions for policymakers.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-30T08:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making the Most of the 2026 New gTLD Application Round]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/making&#45;the&#45;most&#45;of&#45;the&#45;2026&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;application&#45;round</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The ICANN new gTLD application window is now open, giving organizations a limited opportunity to secure and operate their own top-level domain. Learn how Hello Registry can help simplify the application process from start to launch.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-29T13:44:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Deep Dive: TA416 European Government Espionage Campaigns]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;deep&#45;dive&#45;ta416&#45;european&#45;government&#45;espionage&#45;campaigns</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[An extensive DNS analysis of TA416's renewed European espionage campaign uncovered malicious infrastructure, typosquatting clusters, historical network activity, and thousands of connected artifacts that expand defenders' visibility beyond Proofpoint's original indicators for proactive threat hunting.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-29T13:10:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Deep Dive: GHOST STADIUM Takes Advantage of FIFA 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;deep&#45;dive&#45;ghost&#45;stadium&#45;takes&#45;advantage&#45;of&#45;fifa&#45;2026</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A DNS investigation of the GHOST STADIUM phishing operation uncovered typosquatting clusters, malicious infrastructure, victim-linked IP activity, and thousands of connected domains, revealing the scale of a FIFA 2026 ticket fraud ecosystem.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-24T09:09:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[.PK ccTLD Governance Issues and Pakistan&#8217;s Digital Future]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dot&#45;pk&#45;cctld&#45;governance&#45;issues&#45;and&#45;pakistan&#45;digital&#45;future</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan's .pk domain has long been controlled by a private company abroad, raising concerns over digital sovereignty, cybersecurity and accountability. Repeated breaches, offshore infrastructure and weak governance have left a critical national asset exposed and contested.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-23T09:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 2026 New gTLD Round: A Strategic Framework for Risk Management]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;2026&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;round&#45;a&#45;strategic&#45;framework&#45;for&#45;risk&#45;management</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2026 new gTLD round is less a domain application than a high-stakes contest for digital territory. Contention, objections, opaque evaluations and information gaps can derail applicants long before launch, demanding rigorous strategic preparation.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-23T09:40:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[When AI Writes the Scam: How Artificial Intelligence Is Making DNS Abuse Harder to Detect]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/when&#45;ai&#45;writes&#45;the&#45;scam&#45;how&#45;artificial&#45;intelligence&#45;is&#45;making&#45;dns&#45;abuse&#45;harder&#45;to&#45;detect</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is transforming phishing and DNS abuse, erasing the linguistic clues that once exposed scams. As attacks become personalised, automated and multilingual, governance frameworks are struggling to keep pace with a rapidly expanding threat surface.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-22T08:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The UN Needs Its Identity in the Digital Space - a Case for .UN Top-Level Domain]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;un&#45;needs&#45;its&#45;identity&#45;in&#45;the&#45;digital&#45;space&#45;a&#45;case&#45;for&#45;un&#45;top&#45;level&#45;domain</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As AI systems increasingly mediate trust online, the United Nations faces a closing opportunity to secure a sovereign .un domain, creating a machine-readable digital identity that strengthens authenticity, preserves institutional knowledge, and counters impersonation.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-20T13:16:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A DNS Investigation of Shadow-Earth-053]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/a&#45;dns&#45;investigation&#45;of&#45;shadow&#45;earth&#45;053</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A DNS investigation of Shadow-Earth-053 uncovered hundreds of victim-linked connections and a sprawling infrastructure tied to China-aligned cyber-espionage. Analysis of known indicators exposed additional domains, IP addresses, and registration patterns that broaden the campaign's suspected footprint.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-19T12:17:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Third-Party Domain Registrations Reveal About World Cup 2026 Risks]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/what&#45;third&#45;party&#45;domain&#45;registrations&#45;reveal&#45;about&#45;world&#45;cup&#45;2026&#45;risks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Third-party domain registrations tied to FIFA are surging ahead of the 2026 World Cup, revealing how major events fuel brand abuse, customer confusion, and fraud, from fake ticket sites to sophisticated scams timed to exploit peak fan interest.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T12:28:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CENTR Warns Against Excessive Burdens in EU Cybersecurity Overhaul]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/centr&#45;warns&#45;against&#45;excessive&#45;burdens&#45;in&#45;eu&#45;cybersecurity&#45;overhaul</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Europe's national domain registries support the EU's Cybersecurity Act 2 but warn that supplier restrictions, overlapping compliance rules and broad supply chain definitions could undermine critical internet infrastructure and burden essential service operators.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T11:35:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Deep Diving into FakeWallet Crypto Stealer]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;deep&#45;diving&#45;into&#45;fakewallet&#45;crypto&#45;stealer</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A DNS-focused investigation of the FakeWallet crypto-stealer campaign uncovered links to malicious infrastructure, potential victims, and thousands of connected domains, revealing signs of pre-staged operations and suggesting the wallet-phishing scheme was broader and longer-running than first reported.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T11:22:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Deep Dive: Pushpaganda Network IoCs]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;deep&#45;dive&#45;pushpaganda&#45;network&#45;iocs</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A DNS investigation into Pushpaganda, an AI-powered scam network that infiltrated Google Discovery feeds, uncovered more than 1,000 connected domains, 162 linked IP addresses, and evidence that several infrastructure assets were registered with malicious intent.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-10T11:43:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DOTZON Study: Digital City Brands 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dotzon&#45;study&#45;digital&#45;city&#45;brands&#45;2026</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[DOTZON's Digital City Brands 2026 study crowns .tokyo as the first Asian cityTLD to top the rankings, ending .berlin's four-year reign, while highlighting the growing role of city domains in digital identity, commerce and development.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-10T07:37:00-07:00</dc:date>
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