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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>2026-07-29T16:28:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN Wiki, SHE.africa, AI, and the Integrity of Digital Platforms]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;wiki&#45;she.africa&#45;ai&#45;and&#45;the&#45;integrity&#45;of&#45;digital&#45;platforms</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As AI increasingly relies on digital archives, the quiet revision of ICANNWiki entries raises broader questions about platform accountability, historical integrity, and whether institutions can reshape the records that future researchers and machines will treat as fact.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-29T09:22:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inside a TDS-Powered ClickFix Malware Ecosystem: A DNS Deep Dive]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/inside&#45;a&#45;tds&#45;powered&#45;clickfix&#45;malware&#45;ecosystem&#45;a&#45;dns&#45;deep&#45;dive</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[DNS analysis of a malware distribution ecosystem uncovered thousands of linked artifacts, exposing typosquatting, malicious infrastructure and victim connections that broaden detection opportunities beyond Check Point Research's original indicators through expanded DNS intelligence correlation efforts.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-27T12:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Phishing That Hasn&#8217;t Happened Yet: MX Records as Bad-Faith Evidence in UDRP Proceedings]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;phishing&#45;that&#45;hasnt&#45;happened&#45;yet&#45;mx&#45;records&#45;as&#45;bad&#45;faith&#45;evidence&#45;in&#45;udrp&#45;proceedings</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Inactive cybersquatted domains may conceal active email infrastructure. MX records can corroborate bad faith in UDRP disputes when weighed with other evidence, helping panels address fraud risks before harm occurs without conflating capability with misconduct.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-24T08:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNIB Reports 401.6 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q2 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dnib&#45;reports&#45;401.6&#45;million&#45;domain&#45;name&#45;registrations&#45;in&#45;q2&#45;2026</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The second quarter of 2026 closed with 401.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 29.9 million domain name registrations compared to the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report released Thursday at DNIB.com.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-24T08:05:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Who Registers the Domain That Steals Your Data? The Registrar Accountability Gap in India&#8217;s DNS Abuse Crisis]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/who&#45;registers&#45;the&#45;domain&#45;that&#45;steals&#45;your&#45;data&#45;the&#45;registrar&#45;accountability&#45;gap&#45;in&#45;indias&#45;dns&#45;abuse&#45;crisis</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[India's DNS abuse crisis exposes a registrar accountability gap: malicious domains remain online while vulnerable users bear the cost. Concentrated abuse patterns suggest stronger oversight and faster mitigation could significantly reduce predictable harms nationwide today.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-24T07:53:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Momentum Builds as the New gTLD Application Window Enters Its Final Weeks]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/momentum&#45;builds&#45;as&#45;the&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;application&#45;window&#45;enters&#45;its&#45;final&#45;weeks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the New gTLD Program enters its final application stretch, ICANN's progress, stronger security expectations and clearer operational frameworks are giving applicants greater confidence ahead of ICANN87 in Bali and future expansion of domains worldwide.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-24T07:38:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Long Wait for .web Ends]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;long&#45;wait&#45;for&#45;.web&#45;ends</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a decade of legal disputes, Verisign has secured .web and will launch the long-awaited domain later this year, opening a new chapter in digital identity while raising fresh questions about pricing, adoption and competition.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-23T12:58:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Business Value of dotBrand: Twelve Real-World Success Stories]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;business&#45;value&#45;of&#45;dotbrand&#45;twelve&#45;real&#45;world&#45;success&#45;stories</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twelve real-world dotBrand success stories show how organizations strengthen trust, improve security, simplify customer experiences, and create measurable business value. From AI-driven innovation to global digital ecosystems, dotBrand domains are becoming essential infrastructure worldwide today.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-21T12:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Zone File Analysis Reveals About the Gap Between nTLD Registration Volume and Namespace Reality]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/zone&#45;file&#45;analysis&#45;ntld&#45;registration&#45;volume&#45;and&#45;namespace&#45;reality</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Registration totals reveal size, not composition. Structural analysis of major new gTLDs finds strikingly similar architectures but meaningful differences in operator adoption, speculative holdings, and noise, suggesting namespace health requires more than volume metrics alone.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-19T08:26:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Investigation: Threat Actor TA4922 Goes Global]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;investigation&#45;threat&#45;actor&#45;ta4922&#45;goes&#45;global</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[TA4922 is expanding beyond nearby targets, deploying a fast-changing malware arsenal across Europe and Africa. A DNS investigation uncovered thousands of connected domains, dozens of malicious assets and signs of compromised victim infrastructure worldwide today.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-17T08:56:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Question Isn&#8217;t Whether the Harm Is Real - It&#8217;s Who Should Act]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;question&#45;isnt&#45;whether&#45;the&#45;harm&#45;is&#45;real&#45;its&#45;who&#45;should&#45;act</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Measuring online abuse can reveal its scale, but not who should intervene. Effective policy must distinguish harm from contractual responsibility, identify the actors best placed to act, and target remedies where they can work effectively.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-17T08:05:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Operational Readiness Will Define the Next Generation of TLDs]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/why&#45;operational&#45;readiness&#45;will&#45;define&#45;the&#45;next&#45;generation&#45;of&#45;tlds</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/why&#45;operational&#45;readiness&#45;will&#45;define&#45;the&#45;next&#45;generation&#45;of&#45;tlds</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[Launching a top-level domain is only the beginning. Hello Registry combines ICANN-approved expertise, flexible infrastructure and long-term operational support to help brands, communities and innovators build and manage secure, future-ready TLDs with confidence for years.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-16T09:19:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The gTLD Registrar Market Is Uniform in Rules, Not in Structure]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;gtld&#45;registrar&#45;market&#45;is&#45;uniform&#45;in&#45;rules&#45;not&#45;in&#45;structure</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN applies identical rules to every registrar, yet new research reveals a sharply unequal market where seven firms capture half of inflows, renewals dominate activity, and many accreditations barely operate at all in practice today.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-16T09:17:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What the i2Coalition Article Misses About DNS Abuse]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/what&#45;the&#45;i2coalition&#45;article&#45;misses&#45;about&#45;dns&#45;abuse</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Authors defend research showing malicious domain registrations occur at industrial scale, arguing that blocklist data is reliable and that policymakers must prioritize prevention alongside mitigation to curb cybercriminal exploitation of the domain name market globally.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-15T08:32:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Under the DNS Hood of an Ongoing Legacy MSHTA Tool Attack]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/under&#45;the&#45;dns&#45;hood&#45;of&#45;an&#45;ongoing&#45;legacy&#45;mshta&#45;tool&#45;attack</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A DNS analysis of infrastructure behind ongoing MSHTA abuse uncovered malicious registrations, typosquatting clusters, victim activity, and hundreds of linked indicators, revealing how legacy Windows tooling continues enabling modern malware campaigns through interconnected DNS intelligence.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-10T09:16:00-07:00</dc:date>
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