Bluesky lets you buy a domain name, but to what end?
Twitter alternative Bluesky comes out with its first paid offering. In a blog post, it lets us know that users can now buy a "custom domain" to set themselves apart from others.
In the same blog, Bluesky reminds us that it has no ties to Twitter since Elon Musk took ownership of it. Originally, ... Read more
’20 percent of new domain names are malicious’
Research by Akamai indicates that 20 percent of all domain names registered in the past six months (79 million) were created for malicious purposes. Akamai claims that its security software is able to identify malicious domain names within minutes.
Most cybercriminals depend on domain names. Or... Read more
Google blocks over thirty malicious domains used by hackers
Google blocked over thirty malicious domains connected to cybercriminal groups in Russia, UAE and India.
The domains actively targeted AWS, Gmail and many other personal accounts to perform corporate espionage against organizations and human activists.
According to the threat analysis group a... Read more
48,000 websites with .eu domain names were taken off the web
48,000 .eu domain names have been taken from licence holders. The domains are in the names of British residents and companies without European status. Brexit revoked their right to a .eu domain name.
European domain names (e.g. techzine.eu) are issued by EURid. The organization grants and admini... Read more
ICANN blocks sale of .org domain name
ICANN blocks the sale of the .org domain to investment company Ethos Capital. Last year, the organisation announced that the Internet Society would sell the subsidiary Public Interest Registry (PIR) to Ethos for one billion dollars.
According to ICANN, it's unacceptable that the domain would mov... Read more
Developers can register a .dev domain with Google
For a long time, Google used .dev domains only internally. But recently it has become possible for developers to register a solar domain as well. That's not cheap yet: at this moment you pay 11.500 dollar (10.132 euro) for a domain name. There's an additional $12 a year.
According to Google, the dom... Read more