Data is everything in today's world and a name like Datacom is a very strong brand. Down under it seems like a couple different companies have been using the name for decades. The names in question are <datacomaccounting.net.au> and <datacom.net.au> One company got hit with a judgement of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The case was between Datacom Group Limited and Datacom … [Read more...]
Some domain name registration deals
A few domain registration deals for those looking. Dynadot is offering $5.99 .coms for March EwallHost is offering a special $5.49. I have never dealt with this registrar. They posted on Namepros tonight, .COM at $5.49, the lowest price on the current market. The offer will be valid from 10th March 2020 for a limited time (and limited count). Registration - … [Read more...]
EFF questions ICANN at Winter Meetings with regards to .org sale
The Electronic Frontier Foundation published an article today after participating in a public forum today The forum was part of ICANN’s winter meeting. Elliot Harmon and Mitch Stoltz stated that ICANN did not answer any of their questions today. Ethos Capital is out there trying to ease some of the fears by forming a stewardship council but many see it as empty. From the article: Ethos … [Read more...]
Update on Autism.Rocks sale
Back in June of 2015 there was big news that Austim.Rocks sold for $100,000. Now there is news out that the buyer Sanjay Shah might be involved in some legal trouble. TheNational.ae reported: The assets of Dubai resident Sanjay Shah have been frozen as Danish officials seek to claw back losses A centre for autistic children in the UAE funded by an alleged tax fraudster has closed … [Read more...]
Researcher finds vulnerability with Unicode Latin IPA characters
Matt Hamilton published an article on Soluble.ai where he was able to register domains using homograph domain names on gTLDs (.com, .net, etc.) as well as subdomains within some SaaS companies using homoglyph characters. It's the Unicode Latin IPA homoglyph that are the source of this. Hamilton goes to great lengths to detail what he found, how he documented everything and the timeline for … [Read more...]
Twitter to start testing Fleets
Twitter is getting in on the "stories" side of social media, with a new feature called, Fleets. Fleets will not go out to the network, be able to be searched and cannot be embedded. TechCrunch reported: Twitter is one of the last major social platforms to test out a Stories format. First popularized by Snapchat, you can now find a version of Stories across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, … [Read more...]
Those are some incredible bids
So while I was looking at GoDaddy auctions this morning, four auctions stood out. whatsaap.org7- - $11,750 *USD$ 3D 8H feverr.net7- - $11,500 *USD$ 3D 8H xvideos.page7- - $11,500 *USD$ 3D 8H orderfoodonline.org6- - $11,000 *USD$ All four of … [Read more...]