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Curated Press on Domain and DNS Compromises To help our web audience better understand DNS related security exposures and compliance gaps this curated article page is dedicated to educating business leaders, IT and infrastructure teams. The more we understand the exposures, the better we can prevent them.
751 Domains Hijacked to Redirect Traffic to Exploit Kits

On July 7, French domain registrar Gandi lost control over 751 customer domains, which had their DNS records altered to point incoming traffic to websites hosting exploits kits.

Classic Ether Wallet Hacked, Users Report Massive Losses

An unknown attacker has gained control over the web domain of Classic Ether Wallet, a client-side wallet system for the Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrency.

Source: MakeWay.World Why this domain expert has stopped talking about domain names

Tony Kirsch from Neustar is a self-professed domain junkie who as stopped talking about domain names with marketers with respects to the new Brand TLDs.

Source: Motherboard Samsung Left Millions Vulnerable to Hackers Because It Forgot to Renew a Domain, Researchers Say

Samsung, the most popular smartphone maker in the world, left millions of customers vulnerable to hackers after it let expire a domain that was used to control a stock app installed on older devices

Dot Brand Domains: A Work In Progress

Martin Sutton, Executive Director of the Brand Registry Group discusses the state of the Dot Brand Top-Level Domains to date and the future with the World Intellectual Property Review.

Source: Wired How Hackers Hijacked a Bank’s Entire Online Operation

THE TRADITIONAL MODEL of hacking a bank isn’t so different from the old-fashioned method of robbing one.

Source: Dot Observatory Latest Movers and Shakers in the World of Dot Brands

Guillaume Pahud, the creator of the Dot Brand Observatory shares details about several brands innovating with their dot brand.

How vanity URLs & a .brand TLD could supercharge your SEO (Part 3)

Matt Dorville, The Content and SEO Strategist from the MLB and the NHL discusses five examples of the new Dot Brands such as .mcdonalds to optimize marketing results.