Media.Options.com CEO Andrew Rosener Racks Up 7th Straight #1 Finish on Escrow.com’s Annual Master of Domains Honor Roll

For the past nine years, Escrow.com has been shining a light on many of the top domain brokers in the industry through their annual Master of Domains Awards program. The honors go to the top ten brokers, based on total dollar value of transactions closed on the Escrow.com platform. When the 2025 winners were announced [...]

Rounding Up the DNS Traces of RA World Ransomware

Symantec recently reported that a China-based threat actor who has been involved in installing backdoors in the systems of target government institutions (i.e., cyber espionage) has turned toward spreading RA World ransomware (i.e., a cybercriminal act) this time. Going from one act to the other is not usual for attackers.

Congressman is investigating fintech Ramp’s attempt to win $25M federal contract

Rep. Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, has initiated an investigation into whether expense management startup Ramp is receiving preferential treatment in its bid for a $25 million government contract. Connolly sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian demanding information and documents related to the GSA’s [...]

Trouble at the finish line – DNW Podcast #534

How to handle complex payments and other complications. Sometimes, agreeing on a price is the simple part of a domain name transaction. There can be all sorts of hurdles to completing the deal. For example, what if one of the parties doesn’t want to complete Know Your Customer requirements for escrow? What if a seller [...]

It’s a trademark issue, not cybersquatting

Complainants need to understand the purpose of UDRP. Another company has mistaken what the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be used for. It’s designed to quickly resolve clear-cut cases of cybersquatting, not trademark disputes. TomoCredit, Inc. filed the case against tomo.com, which is owned by Tomo Networks, Inc. The Complainant is a credit [...]