The new domain extension .Doctor launched yesterday into general availability where domains could be registered on a first come first served basis. The zone file now reflects 1,421 domain registration which includes those domain names registered in Sunrise by trademark holders and those registered during the Early Access Period (EAP) for an extra fee. Many of the registered domain names have … [Read more...]
Percentage of Parked New gTLD Zoom Up Over 65% As Over 3 Million Added in A Week
According to ntldstats.com, the number of "Parked" new gTLD domain names as defined by ntldstats.com has increased by over 3 Million domain names just since October 25th 2016. On October 25th, the number of Parked domains was just 13,175,000; however as of November 2nd that number has ballooned up over 16,374,000. The percentage of new gTLD's domain names that are parked as … [Read more...]
DomainTools Launches PhishEye to Prevent Phishing Attacks Before They Happen
DomainTools, today announced the launch of PhishEye, asimple yet effective new security solution that helps to prevent phishing attacks before they happen. According to press release out today; "Powered by DomainTools' market-leading domain name discovery and profiling systems, PhishEye automates the process of identifying look-alike domains that spoof brand, product, or organization names. … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports earnings – after hours stock trading down
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported earning after the close and the stock is getting hit. Shares closed at $35.09 on the day, but in after hours the stock is down 3.4% to $34. The company did show a profit for the quarter. GoDaddy Inc. was downgraded to neutral from buy at Monness, Crespi, Hardt ahead of its third-quarter earnings report Wednesday. James Cakmak, the Monness, Crespi, Hardt analyst, … [Read more...]
Lawyer.com Looks Like It Was Sold By World.com
The domain name appears to have sold the domain name Lawyer.com by World Media Group, LLC otherwise known as World.com The domain name was bought by Lawyer.com, LLC of Easton PA. According to DomainTools.com, World.com acquired the domain name in 2009. … [Read more...]
Namejet Reports Over $770K In Sales For October 2016
Namejet just reported over $770,000 in domain name sales for October 2016. Namejet.com only reports domains that were bought and paid for by the end of the month that sold for $2,000 or more Included in this list are some substantial sales from the .NYC auction. Of the top 12 sales for the month, 8 were three-letter .com's and 2 were .nyc … [Read more...]
WSJ: 2 Universities Develop PREDATOR To Find Malicious Domains As Early As Registration
According to the Wall Street Journal "Researchers at Princeton and the University of California have developed a machine-learning algorithm that can detect malicious domain names." "The code scans for 22 features that are consistent with suspicious behavior, including names that are registered in bulk by the hundreds, names that are variations of the same name, random-looking names, and names … [Read more...]