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Radix Registry Passes 4 New gTLD Initial Evaluations

Directi, under its new brand Radix, had applied for 31 strings comprising several generic and mass market names. A month back, it was announced that Directi, Tucows and Namecheap will join forces to manage the .online registry, the string which successfully cleared the initial evaluation as mentioned earlier. more

Can IP Geolocation Contribute to Detecting Online Credit Card Fraud?

The problem of credit card fraud is not set to be resolved anytime soon. On the one hand, detecting and preventing the artifice is one of the most challenging aspects of e-commerce. more

The Orvis.com Data Leak: A Short Investigation Using WHOIS Information

On November 11, news about the massive data exposure of the clients of Orvis, a 163-year-old retailer, made headlines. Some of the company's login credentials were posted online... With over 80 retail stores, 10 outlets, and hundreds of independent dealers worldwide, we believe potential attackers could get their hands on millions of customer data. more

Port25 Announces Release of PowerMTA V4.5r5

Port25, A Message Systems Company, has just released its latest version of PowerMTA v4.5r5 and PowerMTA Management Console v1.5r5. Highlighted here are the major features of this particular release more

Neustar Launches Initiative to Enhance DNS With Faster, More Secure Updates

Neustar, Inc. and OpenDNS today announced the implementation of a Neustar-sponsored initiative that will provide near-real time updating of the Domain Name System (DNS) across the Internet, utilizing Neustar databases to form the DNS Real-time Directory. more

ICA Statement on ADO.com UDRP Decision: Overreaching Panelists and Interference With Domain Market

In the recent ado.com UDRP decision, the panel made the speculative and factually incorrect finding that a "high" asking price indicated bad faith targeting of a trademark. The UDRP is intended to address clear-cut cases of cybersquatting, not to second guess the asking prices set on inherently valuable domains in an open and competitive marketplace. more

From Counties to Banks: Tracing the Footprint of Ransomware Attack IoCs

SecurityScorecard published a report on a cyber attack that a U.S. county victim announced on 11 September 2022. With ransomware attacks against local government units increasing in the past few years, WhoisXML API researchers decided to build on the list of IP addresses related to the attacks. more

Eternity’s LilithBot, Soon Available to Regular Internet Users?

Eternity, also known as the "EternityTeam" or "Eternity Project," has been active since January 2022 and tied to the Jester Group. It gained infamy for using the as-a-service subscription model to distribute its own brand of malware modules via underground forums. more

Verisign Q1 2016 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 111 Percent Year Over Year

Verisign today released its Q1 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack trends from mitigations enacted on behalf of customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and research conducted by Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services. more

Behind the Innovative Marketing Rogue Scareware Distribution Network

Cybercriminal network Innovative Marketing made headlines in rogue scareware's heyday. Between its founding in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2009 and the three years it continued operating, the company reportedly amassed close to US$700 million in revenue. more

Predator Surveillance Software May Not Be Lawful at All

As technology advances, so does the world of espionage. That has given birth to several companies, such as Cytrox, that specialize in creating spyware. Predator, along with other applications of its kind, has been advertised as legal spyware-for-hire. more

Verisign Launches New Monthly Blog Series: Top 10 Keywords Registered in .COM and .NET

With more than 220 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain name registrations. more

A Re-Examination of the Defense of Laches After 18 Years of the UDRP

After 18 years of the UDRP, it is time to re-examine the defense of laches. When the UDRP was launched in 1999, the defense of "laches" was likely not foremost on anyone's mind. After all, "laches" refers to a lack of diligence in making a legal claim - and since the UDRP was brand new and the commercial use of domain names was in its relative infancy in 1999, nobody was really concerned with a trademark owner having "unreasonably delayed" making a UDRP complaint. more

Tips to Address New FFIEC DDoS Requirements

Recently, the FFIEC released statements that describe steps it expects financial institutions to take to address cyberattacks and highlight resources institutions can use to help mitigate the risks posed by such attacks. more

Introducing the Verisign DNS Firewall

Verisign DNS Firewall is an easy-to-configure, cost effective managed cloud-based service that offers robust protection from unwanted content, malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs), delivered with the ability to customize filtering to suit an organization's unique needs. more