Panel finds reverse domain name hijacking in spa dispute

Company with pending lawsuit tries to settle trademark dispute with UDRP. A three-member National Arbitration Forum panel has found Renu Medispa, L.L.C. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name RenewCDA.com. Renu Medispa filed the UDRP in March against Angela Sattler, who operates Renew Aesthetics & IV Hydration Bar in [...]

DNForum owner acquires another domain forum

Meskonis hopes to revive yet another domain forum. Helmuts Meskonis, founder of Domain Summit, has acquired the domain forum NamesLot from NameSilo. The non-monetary transaction sees Meskonis’ companies providing advertising and promotional services to NameSilo. Meskonis now has seven domain name forums. It’s unsurprising if you haven’t heard of NamesLot; the forum has been inactive [...]

How New Domains are Driving DNS-based Attacks

Cyber criminals are the kings of recycling. Once they've found a tactic that works well, they'll keep doing it as long as they can get away with it. That's why it's so important for research teams to keep a close eye on what's happening behind the scenes with web traffic. Case in point? Our team [...]

Tempering Tax Season Troubles with DNS Intel

Each year, threat actors zoom in on U.S. taxpayers in a bid to intercept their payments and line their pockets instead. And while the tax day - 15 April 2025 - has passed, those who need more time can settle their dues up to 15 October 2025 without getting penalized if they requested an extension.

Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Borj.com

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Borj.com led the way at 44,000 GBP, ($58,816). Sollers.com was second at $50,000. Fizz.ai sold for $17,999. 49 .com sales 21 cctld sales 1 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency           .COM       sollers.com 50000 USD   borj.com 44000 GBP [...]

Particle brings its AI-powered news reader to the web

Particle, the startup behind an AI-powered newsreader that aims to help publishers, not just steal their work, is bringing its product to the web. On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of the new Particle.news website that connects news consumers with headlines and AI summaries from a variety of sources, plus the ability to delve [...]

Finom, a challenger bank aimed at SMBs, lands $105M in growth funding from General Catalyst

Finom, an Amsterdam-based digital bank for small- and medium-sized businesses, has raised €92.7 million (roughly $105 million) in a growth investment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. The capital infusion “will be used exclusively and only for growth” and not for operational expenses or product development, Kos Stiskin, Finom’s chairman [...]