ICANN de-accredits “bulletproof” domain registrar

Registrar that catered to registrants likely to receive DNS abuse complaints loses its accreditation. In the end, it wasn’t as bulletproof as advertised. ICANN has officially terminated the registrar accreditation of Fewmoretaps OU, d/b/a TrustName.com. The move comes after ICANN sent a flurry of breach notices to the Estonian domain registrar. It complained about how [...]

By |September 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|

Verisign announces .net price increase

A 10% price increase takes effect in March. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today that it is increasing the wholesale cost of .net domain names next year. On March 1, 2027, the company will raise the price by 10% from $10.91 to $12.00. With 12.6 million registered .net domains, this means an additional $13.75 million or [...]

By |September 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|

Panelist doesn’t take the bait, denies Wal-Mart’s cybersquatting claim

Wal-Mart Mexico tried to get domain related to its mobile phone service. Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V., Wal-Mart’s Mexican arm, has lost a cybersquatting complaint against the domain bait.mx. The retailer offers a mobile phone service in Mexico and Central America called BAit, short for Bodega Aurrera Internet y Telefonía. Unfortunately for the company, [...]

By |September 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|