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The End of an Era: Whois Lookup Service Fades Into History, Replaced by RDAP

February 22, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL - In a significant shift for the internet's infrastructure, the decades-old Whois system is being phased out, making way for its modern successor: the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP). This transition marks the end of an era for one of the internet's most recognizable tools and ushers in a new chapter in how domain registration data is accessed and managed. For years, Whois has been the go-to resource for querying domain name registration … [Read more...]

Bots, Ad Networks & Fake Lead Form Fills; Phones Don’t Work, Emails Bounce

February 1, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Google's Display Network (GDN) and Microsoft's Audience Network (MSAN) both serve ads across a vast number of websites, apps, and video content. While both companies have robust fraud detection systems in place, bot traffic and fraudulent interactions can occur within these networks. File photo: PixieMe, licensed.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL –  Have you recently noticed your lead forms being filled out with fake information, phone numbers that don't work and/or email addresses that bounce back? Google's Display Network (GDN) and Microsoft's Audience Network (MSAN) both serve ads across a vast number of websites, apps, and video content. While both companies have robust fraud detection systems in place, bot traffic and fraudulent interactions can occur within these networks. Here’s … [Read more...]

FBI Seizes Internet Domains Associated with Major Cybercrime Ring; 17M Victims

January 30, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A multi-jurisdictional operation involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and several other law enforcement agencies has resulted in several well-known internet domains being seized that were a part of a major cybercrime ring responsible for hacking and stealing credentials from digital marketplaces. As of Wednesday, the Cracked.io and Nulled.to internet forums – long known as havens for threat actors who engaged in password theft, software … [Read more...]

Identity Digital Takes Over Management, Marketing of .AI Domains for Government

January 23, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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BELLEVUE, WA. - Domain name registrar and registry services provider Identity Digital officially took over the management and marketing last week of the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) .AI for the Government of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean whose ccTLD has gained considerable popularity in recent years with members of the artificial intelligence community. For years the small island country has been reaping a profit from the rising … [Read more...]

Google’s Search Market Share Dips Below 90% for First Time in Decade

January 15, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google's global search engine market share fell below 90% in the final quarter of 2024, marking the first time since 2015 that it has dipped under this threshold. Regional Variations: Competitor Gains: During this period, competitors such as Microsoft Bing, Yandex, and Yahoo experienced slight increases in their market shares. Notably, Microsoft Bing maintained a share of around 3.97% in December 2024. Source: StatCounter Global Stats - … [Read more...]

AT&T To Start Crediting Customers For Internet Outages, Long Wait Times

January 15, 2025 By John Colascione 1 Comment

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DALLAS, TX - AT&T has introduced the "AT&T Guarantee," a program that compensates customers for service disruptions. Fiber internet users experiencing outages of 20 minutes or more, and wireless customers facing disruptions of 60 minutes or more affecting at least 10 towers, will automatically receive a full day's service credit. Additionally, customers placed on hold for over five minutes when contacting technical support will receive a $5 Visa gift card. This … [Read more...]

Shopify Snaps Up Pair of Country Code Top Level Domains for Over $500,000

January 14, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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OTTAWA, CA - Shopify Inc., Canada's leading technology company, has acquired the domain names Shop.ca and Shop.us from Toronto-based EMERGE Commerce Ltd. for approximately $500,000. These domains now redirect to Shopify's Shop App website, a marketplace designed as a "digital shopping assistant" that allows users to search for products and brands, make purchases, and track shipments. The original Shop.ca launched in 2011, positioning itself as "Canada’s largest online … [Read more...]

Hackers Utilizing Russian Domains for Rising Number of Complex Phishing Attacks

December 26, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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REDMOND, WA - Cybersecurity experts have noted a large increase in the number of phishing attacks recently as hackers have been altering their attack avenues in order to work their way around increasingly complex email security systems designed to circumvent their efforts. Both the volume and complexity of malicious emails have been on the rise and are proving to be increasingly able to bypass Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) such as Microsoft and Proofpoint, according … [Read more...]

Reddit Community, Unstoppable Domains Partner to Launch .MOON Blockchain Domain

November 21, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Reddit Community, Unstoppable Domains Partner to Launch .MOON Blockchain Domain

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The 8.8 million users of Reddit’s r/cryptocurrency community have partnered up with internet registrar Unstoppable Domains to launch the first-ever Reddit community-based blockchain Top-Level Domain (TLD), .MOON. Built on the Polygon blockchain, .MOON will enable the crypto community members of Reddit to interact with more than 865 blockchain applications and wallets, in addition to allowing them to establish digital identities with which to do … [Read more...]

Amazon Seizes Domains Used by Russian Hackers Targeting Windows Users

October 31, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Amazon Seizes Domains Used by Russian Hackers Targeting Windows Users

SEATTLE, WA - Online shopping retail giant Amazon this week seized multiple internet domains that have been utilized by Russian hackers to launch phishing attacks that targeted users of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Chief Information Security Officer at Amazon, CJ Moses, announced in a blog post that Midnight Blizzard, otherwise known as APT29 – a threat actor directly sponsored by the Russian government – had been targeting government agencies, empires, … [Read more...]

GoDaddy or Namecheap: Which Registrar Should You Use to Buy an .AI Domain?

October 6, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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PHOENIX, AZ - With the boom of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution the talk of the technology industry – both for good and bad – the demand for the .AI domain has skyrocketed. Originally an obscure country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the small Caribbean island of Anguilla, it has spiked in popularity with tech companies looking to cash in on the AI craze, making it one of the most popular extensions out there currently. That being said, the US-based GoDaddy … [Read more...]

Threads.com Acquired by Facebook Parent Meta; Expected to Redirect Soon

September 29, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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MENLO PARK, CA - Meta, the parent company of Facebook (which changed its corporate name in October 2021 to align with its vision for the "metaverse"), has acquired the domain "Threads.com" for its X (formerly Twitter) competitor, Threads. Originally, Meta launched the service using the domain "Threads.net" due to the prior ownership of Threads.com by another company, which was running a cloud-based team communications platform. In June 2024, the company that owned … [Read more...]

Growing Scarcity of Geographic Domain Names: A Look at U.S. State Domains

September 21, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

The Growing Scarcity of Geographic Domain Names: A Look at U.S. State Domains

PALM BEACH, FL - The internet landscape has undergone rapid transformation since the early days of the web (1990s), and one of the most valuable assets to emerge during this time is domain names. As businesses, organizations, and individuals rushed to stake their claims online, certain categories of domain names have become increasingly scarce, with geographic domains—particularly those tied to U.S. cities and states—standing out as prime real estate. Owning a domain like … [Read more...]

Google Announces Parked Domains Will Automatically Be Opted Out of Ad Serving

September 5, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - On Thursday, September 5, Google informed advertisers and users that they will be changing their Content Suitability policy, with new accounts being automatically opted out of serving ads on parked domains, beginning in October 2024. A parked domain is a domain name has been registered, but is not currently connected to an online service such as a website or email hosting. Simply put, it is a domain that has been bought but is currently unused; instead, … [Read more...]

Lawsuit Alleges GoDaddy “Stole” Domain Name Two Months After Purchase

August 29, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

TEMPE, AZ - A lawsuit filed by Sweden-based Crisby Studio AB alleges that the biggest Internet registrar in the world, GoDaddy, “wrongfully took possession of” a domain name, two months after it had been successfully purchased by the company earlier this year. Crisby Studio  AB, a Swedish limited liability company, and Niklas Thorin, a Swedish resident  Plaintiffs,  v.  GoDaddy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, GoDaddy.com, LLC, a Delaware corporation, … [Read more...]

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Premium Domain ‘iCall.com’ Hits Market; Rare Opportunity for Telecom, Tech, AI

PALM BEACH, FL - The premium domain name Icall.com, a short, memorable, and industry-relevant brand asset, is now available for purchase. This represents a rare opportunity for companies in the … [Read More...]

Google’s Search Market Share Dips Below 90% for First Time in Decade

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google's global search engine market share fell below 90% in the final quarter of 2024, marking the first time since 2015 that it has dipped under this threshold. Regional … [Read More...]

Massive “Combo List 93M” Surfaces on Dark Web, Exposing Millions of Emails

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - A newly circulated credential database called Combo List 93M has emerged on underground forums, raising concerns for millions of email account holders. The massive compilation - … [Read More...]

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