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Epik Hack Exposes Data of Millions of Non-Customers

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Domain name registrar and web hosting provider Epik has been hacked and a very large amount of data is now "in the wild". At this juncture it's unclear exactly how much data is involved, but indications would suggest that the breach was extensive and included not only customer details, but also credit card data. While any hack is serious and a data breach is always a … [Read more...] about Epik Hack Exposes Data of Millions of Non-Customers

Australian Company Fined Over 1 Million Euro for Domain Scam

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An Australian company has been €1.24 million (AU$1.95 million) for duping businesses out of over AU$2.3 million via a domain slamming scam. The case was taken by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) who claim that the company in question had sent out over 300 thousand fake renewal notices to Australian businesses. For those of us who have been in the … [Read more...] about Australian Company Fined Over 1 Million Euro for Domain Scam

DailyStormer Offline as Google Pulls Domain Registration

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DailyStormer is currently offline. If you attempt to visit the main domain name or any of its associated sections, which resided under various subdomains, you'll either get a "host not found" error or be greeted by something like this: The domain registration's status has changed slightly: Domain Name: DAILYSTORMER.COM Registry Domain ID: … [Read more...] about DailyStormer Offline as Google Pulls Domain Registration

Oracle To Acquire Dyn

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Oracle is acquiring DNS  and internet performance provider Dyn. The announcement was made earlier today. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. It'll probably take several months for the deal to close and for now nothing will change for any of DYN's clients. Here's the press release: Oracle today announced that it has signed an agreement to … [Read more...] about Oracle To Acquire Dyn

German Registrar Pulls .Uk Domains

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Strato (Cronon AG), which is one of the larger German registrars, has pulled *.uk domain names from its offerings. The company made the announcement via a blog post (in German) where they outlined the reasons for their decision. The issue? Nominet's registrant data validation processes. I reached out to the guys at Cronon, who handle domain regisrations for Strato, to get … [Read more...] about German Registrar Pulls .Uk Domains

Melbourne IT Sells Off Brand Services Division

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Melbourne IT has sold off its corporate domains business to CSC domains. They'd previously acquired the division in 2008 when they bought Verisign's DBMS business for US$50 million. The sale netted the company AU$152.5 million (approximately US$157 million, EUR120 million). Here's the full release: MELBOURNE, Australia – 12 March 2013 – Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) today … [Read more...] about Melbourne IT Sells Off Brand Services Division

Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References

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The Digital Britain report and the legislation which is now before the UK parliament (Digital Economy Bill) makes for very scary reading. The implications of the legislation are far reaching - and not just within the UKWhat about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the pluralThere is an entire section of the legislation dedicated to "internet … [Read more...] about Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References