Industry

IPv4 Market Recovery Broadens as Supply Tightens and Prices Rise

IPv4 pricing strengthened again in August as healthy transaction activity met tightening supply, with larger address blocks leading gains and reinforcing a market recovery that has developed steadily since spring. more

Applying for a TLD Was Just the Beginning - Now Comes the Real Challenge

New TLD applicants now face the harder task of turning delegation into adoption, requiring clear positioning, registrar partnerships, pricing, marketing and sustained community engagement informed by lessons from the previous application round. more

DNS Footprinting: SourTrade Distributes Unfinished Malware through Malvertising

DNS analysis of 96 SourTrade domains uncovered hundreds of connected domains and IP addresses, many flagged as malicious, while identifying indicators that appeared months before researchers formally linked them to the malvertising campaign. more

DNS Spotlight: 2026’s 5 Most Notorious Ransomware

DNS analysis of 84 network indicators tied to LockBit, Cl0p, Akira, Medusa, and Qilin uncovered thousands of connected domains and IP addresses, including additional artifacts already identified as malicious. more

A DNS Infrastructure Analysis of a Microsoft 365 Device Code Phishing Campaign

A DNS investigation into a Microsoft 365 device code phishing campaign uncovered coordinated, disposable infrastructure, including 290 indicators of compromise, 87 malicious IP addresses and hundreds of connected domains, suggesting the operation remains active. more

Radix Announces Radix Deux: 46 Primary Applications in ICANN’s Next gTLD Round

Radix is making its biggest strategic bet yet, filing 46 primary applications for ICANN's next gTLD round after whittling 3.2m possibilities into a portfolio spanning AI, technology, health, finance, business, creators and culture. more

5 of the Biggest Cyber Attacks in 2026 So Far: DNS Deep Dive

A DNS deep dive into five major cyber attacks of 2026 uncovers infrastructure linked to Cisco, Ivanti, Stryker and ShinyHunters incidents, revealing hundreds of connected domains and IP addresses that could sharpen threat detection efforts. more

1,600 Applications Later: What’s Next for the New gTLD Round?

ICANN's latest new gTLD round drew more than 1,600 applications, many targeting generic strings. With payments being finalised and potential clashes emerging, October's Reveal Day will show how dramatically the domain-name landscape could expand. more

Massive Photo ZIP Campaign Targets Booking.com Partner and Other Hotels across Japan and Europe

A sprawling phishing campaign targeting hotels in Japan and Europe used deceptive photo ZIP files and legitimate web services to establish persistent access, while researchers uncovered thousands of potentially connected infrastructure artifacts and victim IP addresses. more

How Regional Domain Registration Habits Are Changing Global Portfolio Strategy

Regional domain habits are reshaping global portfolio strategies, as European companies favor country codes, APAC embraces layered local structures, and North America sticks with generic domains, while rising fraud adds urgency to defensive registrations. more

Global Domain Activity Trends Seen in Q2 2026

WhoisXML API's Q2 2026 analysis reveals rising domain registrations, shifting TLD rankings, growing DNS infrastructure concentration, and evolving malicious domain activity, based on billions of DNS records and millions of newly registered and confirmed malicious domains. more

July 2026 IPv4 Market Report: Recovery Gains Traction as Supply Tightens

The IPv4 market continued to strengthen in July as tightening inventory, healthy transaction activity, and broad demand supported rising prices, particularly for larger address blocks, pointing to a more balanced market with continued upward pricing momentum. more