NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013 NEWS

Anti-Virus Companies Pestered By Typosquatters

December 24, 2013

Recent research shows cyber-fraudsters are continuing to use domain names similar to the legitimate domains of most popular antivirus companies. Read more »

.EU Registration Extends To 3 More Countries

December 6, 2013

Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway residents, groups and businesses will be eligible to register .EU domain names from January 8 next year. Read more »

706 Domain Names Seized

December 4, 2013

On Monday, a multi-national law enforcement agency effort resulted in the seizure of hundreds of domain names associated with web sites allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise.. Read more »

Shorter UK Domain Names On The Horizon

November 21, 2013

From sometime next year, UK registrants will be able to register shorter domain names under the nation's .UK extension - but it won't be a no-holds barred free for all; current registrants will be able to register their equivalent first in order to protect their brands. Read more »

auDA Seeks Comment On AU Domain WHOIS Policy

November 19, 2013

It's been over 3 years since changes were last made to WHOIS policies and as part of its WHOIS Policy review, au Domain Administration (auDA) has released an Issues Paper for public comment. Read more »

265 Million Domains Registered

November 18, 2013

The latest data from Verisign states 265 million domain names were registered globally at the end of the third quarter of this year, up 8% from Q3 last in 2013. Australia remains a ccTLD leader, with it still ranking in the top ten for country code Top Level Domains. Read more »

CN Domains Top 8 Million

November 12, 2013

The number of domains using China's .CN extension has now exceeded 8 million. The .CN registry has grown by around 119,000 names in approximately 4 months. China's online population is also growing rapidly and approaching 600 million - far more than the USA. Read more »

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