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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:date>2026-09-22T18:08:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[DNS Spotlight: Silver Fox Strikes Anew with a Fake Installer Campaign]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dns&#45;spotlight&#45;silver&#45;fox&#45;strikes&#45;anew&#45;with&#45;a&#45;fake&#45;installer&#45;campaign</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Silver Fox-style fake installer campaign used deceptive software download sites to distribute malware, while DNS and WHOIS analysis uncovered typosquatting domains, potential victim traffic and more than 1,500 campaign-connected artifacts.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-10-02T08:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[.si Registrations Surge After US Shift to &#8216;Super Intelligence&#8217;]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dot&#45;si&#45;domain&#45;registrations&#45;surge&#45;after&#45;us&#45;shift&#45;to&#45;super&#45;intelligence</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Slovenia's .si domain registrations surged after President Donald Trump promoted "Super Intelligence," with September registrations reaching 46,066 as investors sought names matching the new SI abbreviation.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-10-01T09:20:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN Sets October 7 for 2026 New gTLD Reveal Day]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;sets&#45;october&#45;7&#45;for&#45;2026&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;reveal&#45;day</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN will publish applicants, proposed strings and initial contention sets for the 2026 new gTLD round on October 7, followed by a replacement-string period and final string confirmation on November 17.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-30T09:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jewelbug Targets the Middle East and Asia via Cyber Espionage and Crypto Fraud Campaigns]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/jewelbug&#45;targets&#45;the&#45;middle&#45;east&#45;and&#45;asia&#45;via&#45;cyber&#45;espionage&#45;and&#45;crypto&#45;fraud&#45;campaigns</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Researchers linked Jewelbug's cyber espionage and crypto fraud operations to shared infrastructure, while DNS analysis uncovered thousands of connected domains, hundreds of potential victim IP addresses and additional malicious artifacts.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-28T10:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[How AI Answer Engines Are Quietly Rewriting What Makes a Domain &#8220;Brandable&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/how&#45;ai&#45;answer&#45;engines&#45;are&#45;quietly&#45;rewriting&#45;what&#45;makes&#45;a&#45;domain&#45;brandable</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As AI answer engines become referral channels, domain distinctiveness may matter more than exact-match search intent, challenging traditional valuation models built around keyword demand, traffic and historical sales.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-27T07:57:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Namespace You Plan - and the One That Takes Shape]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;namespace&#45;you&#45;plan&#45;a&#45;and&#45;the&#45;one&#45;that&#45;takes&#45;shape</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Structural analysis of four established gTLD namespaces suggests registration totals alone offer an incomplete picture. Tracking composition alongside operational data could help new registry operators investigate whether their namespaces are developing as intended.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-25T17:38:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[IPv6 Growth Remains Concentrated Among Major Infrastructure Providers]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/ipv6&#45;growth&#45;remains&#45;concentrated&#45;among&#45;major&#45;infrastructure&#45;providers</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[IPv6 availability now reaches more than half of measured website hosts, but provider-led deployment means the global figure can obscure how heavily adoption depends on major hosting, cloud, CDN, DNS and email platforms.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-23T08:18:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN Confirms 1,616 Applications Will Proceed in 2026 New gTLD Round]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;confirms&#45;1616&#45;applications&#45;will&#45;proceed&#45;in&#45;2026&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;round</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN says 1,616 applications will proceed in the 2026 new gTLD round, with Reveal Day expected by October 14 to disclose applicants, requested strings and initial contention sets.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-23T07:43:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Will AI Make Domain Names More Essential Than Ever?]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/will&#45;ai&#45;make&#45;domain&#45;names&#45;more&#45;essential&#45;than&#45;ever</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Generative AI may strengthen domain names by lowering barriers to online ventures while increasing demand for trusted digital identities, stable endpoints and verifiable sources for both people and AI agents.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-22T09:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN Commenters Urge Limits on Proposed Domain Abuse Checks]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;commenters&#45;urge&#45;limits&#45;on&#45;proposed&#45;domain&#45;abuse&#45;checks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN commenters broadly support proposed registrar checks of domains associated with known DNS abuse but urge evidentiary safeguards to prevent weak associations from triggering action against legitimate domains.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-22T09:03:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[3 Russian Threat Groups Target Persons of Interest]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/3&#45;russian&#45;threat&#45;groups&#45;target&#45;persons&#45;of&#45;interest</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A DNS investigation into indicators linked to three Russian threat groups uncovered potentially victim-owned IP addresses and thousands of connected domains, including infrastructure already associated with malicious activity.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-21T08:49:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Governance Theater: Why the gTLD Expansion Program Is a Lose-Lose Proposition]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/governance&#45;theater&#45;why&#45;the&#45;gtld&#45;expansion&#45;program&#45;is&#45;a&#45;lose&#45;lose&#45;proposition</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/governance&#45;theater&#45;why&#45;the&#45;gtld&#45;expansion&#45;program&#45;is&#45;a&#45;lose&#45;lose&#45;proposition</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[ICANN's gTLD expansion program is structured to collect fees regardless of outcomes, leaving brand, portfolio and single-string applicants bearing financial risk while accountability mechanisms offer little meaningful remedy when the process fails.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-18T08:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Domain Is Registered. But Is It Really Unavailable?]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/a&#45;domain&#45;is&#45;registered&#45;but&#45;is&#45;it&#45;really&#45;unavailable</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[RFC 10023 standardizes a DNS TXT record that lets domain holders signal a registered name is for sale, giving registrars, marketplaces, brokers and search tools a machine-readable way to distinguish registration from purchase availability.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-16T09:09:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[How CZDS Zone Data Helps Detect Domain Abuse]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/how&#45;czds&#45;zone&#45;data&#45;helps&#45;detect&#45;domain&#45;abuse</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daily CZDS zone data can help brand owners and investigators detect suspicious domain registrations earlier, trace related infrastructure, monitor expired names, and shift enforcement from reactive disputes toward faster, evidence-based intervention.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-16T08:46:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two Years After His Arrest, Pavel Durov Wants to Run His Own Registry]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/two&#45;years&#45;after&#45;his&#45;arrest&#45;pavel&#45;durov&#45;wants&#45;to&#45;run&#45;his&#45;own&#45;registry</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/two&#45;years&#45;after&#45;his&#45;arrest&#45;pavel&#45;durov&#45;wants&#45;to&#45;run&#45;his&#45;own&#45;registry</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[Telegram says it has applied for .gram, potentially giving a billion users DNS addresses while putting its governance, abuse controls, legal exposure and infrastructure under scrutiny as ICANN prepares to reveal applications.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-15T10:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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