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Libyan Register Clarifies Vb.ly Block

Over the previous week, there was a lot of talk about the .ly domain name, which is popular with URL shorteners. After one such service, vb.ly, got its domain registration removed, many were wondering what it meant for others, especially bit.ly, the largest such service. Now NIC.ly, the registry for the .ly ccTLD use...

11 October 2010
05:48 GMT

Enhanced Security Measures for .RU Domain Registrations

Russian authorities have responded to critics as being a safe heaven for hackers and introduced stricter measures to registering .RU domain names. The increased security measures will force persons and entrepreneurs to submit copies of their passport or their state certificate if they're a legal entity.These cha...

23 March 2010
11:17 GMT

Gross Negligence Surfaces in Baidu Domain Hijacking Incident

An unredacted copy of the complaint filed by Chinese Internet search engine Baidu against Register.com in a New York court last month has surfaced on the Internet. The document reveals that a group of Iranian hacktivists hijacked Baidu's domain name by unconvincingly impersonating a company representative.On Jan...

26 February 2010
08:39 GMT

Baidu Blames Domain Registrar for Security Breach

Baidu, the company operating China's top Web search engine, is holding its domain registrar responsible for last week's security incident, resulting in downtime for its services. The Chinese firm filed a lawsuit in a New York court against U.S.-based Register.com.For several hours on January 12, users who a...

20 January 2010
05:08 GMT


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