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UK Holders Of .EU Domains Get Three-Month Reprieve
Holders of .eu domains based in the UK now have an extra three months to reinstate their domain before it is permanently withdrawn, Eurid says
ICANN Halts .Org Sale To Private Equity Group
Domain supervisor ICANN 'withholds consent' for the sale of the .org domain registry to a private equity firm, following months of protests
Microsoft Takes Control Of ‘Thallium’ Hacking Domains
Cyber win. Web domains used by North Korean hacking group Thallium have been seized by Microsoft
Google Joins GoDaddy In Withdrawing Domain Service To US Far Right Website
Google cancels Daily Stormer domain registration just 24 hours after GoDaddy withdrew its own service for post about killed protester
China Domain Proposals Prompt Web Crackdown Fears
Government proposal to create 'whitelist' of approved websites raises fears of further crackdowns on web users in China
New .scot Domain Name Launches To The Public
“Huge interest” for new top-level domains which become available today
Secure Domain Foundation Targets Domain-Based Security Issues
Backed by Facebook, Verisign and others, the SDF plans to develop tools to help battle Internet domain-based security threats
‘.London’ Domains To Launch On 29 April
YouGov poll finds over 200,000 London businesses are likely to claim new web address
Google And Yahoo Domains Hijacked In Ireland
The Irish domains of both Google and Yahoo were knocked offline after a serious security breach
ICANN To Reveal Domain Name Allocations
ICANN will today reveal who exactly is seeking the 2,000 plus new top-level domain names
ICANN Gets $350m, Offers Refund Over gTLDs
ICANN's new dot-name domain system is still down due to security, but it is definitely in demand
ICANN Says No gTLD Data Was Compromised
New top level Internet domains still on hold while ICANN sifts the evidence
Data Breach Keeps ICANN’s Dot-Anything Registration Down
Watch this space for news on ICANN's stalled gTLD application process
ICANN Reassures Over Dot-Anything Delay
New domains on hold while ICANN sorts out the registration system
Nominet Announces 10m .uk Registrations
The .uk domain remains massively popular, with solid growth over the last two years
Nominet Raises £3m In Short UK Domain Auction
Single-character domain names were in hot demand at Nominet's .uk auction, selling for an average of £39,000
Registration For .XXX Domains Opens
Companies have been given 50 days to get their hands on an adult domain name, or opt out all together
Internet Expands With 5.2m More Domain Names
The Internet continues to expand according to a study on domain registrations from VeriSign
Companies Buy Up .XXX Domains To Protect Brands
Businesses will have until 28 October to buy a .xxx domain for their trademark or opt out altogether
Nominet Inquires Into .UK’s Origins
The charity responsible for British domain registrations wants to determine what was the first .uk domain in 1985
Firms To Bid For New Short UK Domains
The UK's Internet registry is making one- and two-character domains available to the highest bidder
Russian Domains Increase As China Cans Spam
There has been a noticeable increase in Russian spam domains since China changed its domain registration requirements in 2009
Network Solutions Hack Affects Fewer Than Thought
A malware-distributing widget primarily targeted Chinese web servers, according to the company
Hacked Widget Compromises Parked Domains
The compromised widget launched a drive-by attack against users running Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera
Briton Holds Key To ‘Rebooting The Internet’
A Briton is one of only seven trusted people around the world to be given the power to "reboot the Internet"