As generative AI accelerates deepfakes, counterfeit domains, and brand impersonation, legal teams are struggling to keep pace. Detection speed has become critical, forcing companies into an AI-driven arms race to protect intellectual property and corporate trust.
The fourth quarter of 2025 closed with 386.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 22.7 million domain name registrations compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report released Thursday at DNIB.com.
In 2025, IPv4 address prices declined to decade lows, but market activity remained strong. Rising buyer participation and steady transaction volume signaled a resilient, well-functioning market entering 2026 with confidence.
As AI agents gain delegated authority in enterprise systems, they introduce a new security frontier: ASM-AI. The real threat is no longer malicious code, but trusted bots making unsupervised, high-risk decisions.
As ICANN prepares to reopen its New gTLD application window in April 2026, brand owners must decide whether a dotBrand domain offers strategic control, security and long-term digital identity advantages beyond traditional domain portfolio models.
A stealthy phishing campaign known as PHALT#BLYX leveraged fake CAPTCHAs and BSOD screens to deploy DCRat, with forensic analysis uncovering widespread DNS misuse, typosquatting, and more than 21,000 email-connected domains.
Despite falling IPv4 address prices throughout 2025, transaction volume and buyer activity remained strong. Expanding demand, growing liquidity, and healthy fundamentals suggest a stable, functioning market heading into 2026.
Koi Security exposes the DNS infrastructure behind DarkSpectre's latest cyber campaign. Their investigation uncovers nearly 9,000 suspect domains and IP links, revealing how a stealthy browser extension compromised 2.2 million users.
CSC's 2026 Domain Security Report reveals persistent vulnerabilities across the Global 2000, with domain-based threats rising and unicorn firms showing mixed security maturity amid growing regulatory pressure and AI-driven cyber risks.
State-sponsored and criminal groups exploited OAuth weaknesses using SquarePhish2 and Graphish to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts, prompting data theft and broader infiltration campaigns. Analysts uncovered 46 confirmed indicators and hundreds of related artifacts.