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House votes to delay Obama's Internet shift

< <http://thehill.com/policy/technology/206954-house-votes-to-delay-administrations-internet-shift> http://thehill.com/policy/technology/206954-house-votes-to-delay-administrations-internet-shift>

 

Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Requests

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-05-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-05-22-en>

 

WHOIS Requirements and National Law Conflicts

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-05-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-05-22-en>

 

Help ICANN Fix Whois Conflicts With Data Privacy Law by Michele Neylon

< <http://www.internetnews.me/2014/05/23/help-icann-fix-whois-conflicts-data-privacy-law/> http://www.internetnews.me/2014/05/23/help-icann-fix-whois-conflicts-data-privacy-law/>

 

800,000 New gTLD Registrations As .CLUB Moves Into Second

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/22/800000-new-gtld-registrations/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/22/800000-new-gtld-registrations/>

 

Melbourne Gets Bragging Rights Over Sydney In Battle of Australian gTLDs

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/melbourne-sydney-battle-gtlds/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/melbourne-sydney-battle-gtlds/>

 

Domains Seized, Rogue Registrars Targeted And Thousands Of Illicit Online Pharmacies Shut

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/domains-seized-registrars-targeted-online-pharmacies-shut/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/domains-seized-registrars-targeted-online-pharmacies-shut/>

 

APNIC receives additional IPv4 allocation from IANA

< <http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/apnic-to-receive-additional-ipv4-allocation-from-iana> http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/apnic-to-receive-additional-ipv4-allocation-from-iana>

 

Kiwi fury as telco goes AWOL

< <http://techday.com/telco-review/news/kiwi-fury-as-telco-goes-awol/184967/> http://techday.com/telco-review/news/kiwi-fury-as-telco-goes-awol/184967/>

 

Thousands of NZ websites could be deleted

< <http://www.3news.co.nz/Thousands-of-NZ-websites-could-be-deleted/tabid/423/articleID/345500/Default.aspx> http://www.3news.co.nz/Thousands-of-NZ-websites-could-be-deleted/tabid/423/articleID/345500/Default.aspx>

 

24/7 Hosting NZ Can?t be Contacted, Leaving Thousands of Customers Scrambling to Save Their Sites

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/247-hosting-nz-cant-contacted-leaving-thousands-customers-scrambling-save-sites> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/247-hosting-nz-cant-contacted-leaving-thousands-customers-scrambling-save-sites>

 

 

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House votes to delay Obama's Internet shift

The House voted Thursday to delay the Obama administration?s plans to relinquish the United States' oversight of fundamental Internet functions.

< <http://thehill.com/policy/technology/206954-house-votes-to-delay-administrations-internet-shift> http://thehill.com/policy/technology/206954-house-votes-to-delay-administrations-internet-shift>

 

2014 ? A Crucial Year for the Internet by Markus Kummer

We are quickly approaching the mid-point in a pivotal year for the evolution of the Internet. I recently spoke at the INET Istanbul, which offered another important opportunity for multistakeholder dialogue on critical Internet issues. The INET provided a bridge between two important meetings -- just one month after NETmundial in S?o Paulo, Brazil and a few months ahead of the 9th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will also be held in Istanbul in early September. These meetings call upon the international community to reflect on the kind of Internet we want and how we want to answer the many open questions related to its governance and its future.

< <http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/05/2014-?-crucial-year-internet> http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/05/2014-?-crucial-year-internet>

 

House Votes to Halt Obama's Plan to Give Up Internet Authority

The House approved an amendment Thursday that would delay the Obama administration's plan to give up oversight of certain technical Internet management functions.

< <http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2014/05/house-votes-halt-obamas-plan-give-internet-authority/85090/> http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2014/05/house-votes-halt-obamas-plan-give-internet-authority/85090/>

 

House Committees Taking Aim at IANA Transition Proposal by Philip Corwin

In an unanticipated move a third Committee of the US House of Representatives has weighed in with concerns regarding the NTIA?s proposed transition of the US role as counterparty to ICANN?s IANA functions contract to one with the ?global multistakeholder community?.

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/House_Targets_IANA_Transition> http://www.internetcommerce.org/House_Targets_IANA_Transition>

 

DOTCOM Act Passes House as Rubio Leads Senate Call for IANA Oversight Hearings by Philip Corwin

The Shimkus Amendment to the $601 billion National Defense Authorization Act (HR 4435) passed the House of Representatives yesterday on a mostly partisan vote of 245 ? 177. While all 228 Republicans present and voting supported the amendment only 17 Democrats voted ?aye?, with 177 in opposition. Final passage on the entire bill was a bipartisan vote of 325-98.

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/DOTCOM_Passes_House> http://www.internetcommerce.org/DOTCOM_Passes_House>

 

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Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Requests

ICANN has made a preliminary determination that it is prepared to grant three (3) data retention waiver requests submitted by registrars 1API GmbH, ingenit GmbH & Co. KG and RegistryGate GmbH (the "Registrars") under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (the "2013 RAA").

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-05-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-05-22-en>

 

WHOIS Requirements and National Law Conflicts

Purpose (Brief): As contemplated in the Whois National Law Conflict Procedure (Whois Procedure), this paper opens a review process to solicit community feedback on the effectiveness of the procedure. The community is encouraged to offer comments or suggest possible changes to the procedure, which will be compiled and analyzed to determine a proposed path forward.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-05-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-05-22-en>

 

ICANN Information and Exchange Session: The Evolution of ICANN and Internet Governance Ecosystems ? Wednesday 11 June, 1700-1900 &#167;TheFactory

In this open meeting, Fadi Chehade, President and CEO, and Jean-Jacques Sahel, Vice-President for Europe at ICANN will discuss the evolutionary milestones taking place in the ICANN and wider Internet Governance ecosystem.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-22-en>

 

What is the Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs (TF-AIDN) Up To? by Fahd A. Batayneh ? Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator, Middle East

Since the last update on the TF-AIDN, and in addition to the Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) work undertaken by the task force, the group has been working on several initiatives in an effort to benefit the Arabic Script community from its work. The task force has also been working on spreading its work to the widest relevant communities as possible to ensure that such work is as comprehensive and as beneficial as possible.

< <http://blog.icann.org/2014/05/what-is-the-task-force-on-arabic-script-idns-tf-aidn-up-to/> http://blog.icann.org/2014/05/what-is-the-task-force-on-arabic-script-idns-tf-aidn-up-to/>

 

Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information | United States Department of Commerce, to Stephen D. Crocker

New gTLD applications for .WINE and .VIN

< <https://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/strickling-to-crocker-21may14-en> https://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/strickling-to-crocker-21may14-en>

 

Jean-S?bastien Lascary to the ICANN Board, NGPC, and Fadi Chehad?

Existing gTLDs Transitioning to Equivalent IDN gTLDs

< <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence-2012-09-24-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/correspondence-2012-09-24-en>

 

May ICANN Policy Update

< <https://www.icann.org/resources/newsletter/policy-update-2014-05-21-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/newsletter/policy-update-2014-05-21-en>

 

ICANN Website Update by Chris Gift

For some time now, we?ve been building a new website for ICANN in a process we?ve documented elsewhere on this blog. That site went live a few weeks ago and we?ve been directing an increasing number of users from the old ICANN site to the new one over the last few weeks. We proceeded cautiously in that transition process in the hope of surfacing issues as we went ? the sort of issues that you only discover about a site once it is live and users begin to test it for real.

< <http://blog.icann.org/2014/05/icann-website-update/> http://blog.icann.org/2014/05/icann-website-update/>

 

New Contracting Statistics Released

Below are the key Contracting statistics, as of 23 May 2014:

< <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-23may14-en> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-23may14-en>

 

Help ICANN Fix Whois Conflicts With Data Privacy Law by Michele Neylon

ICANN has opened a comment period in relation to whois conflicts with local law / data privacy law. Of course anytime ICANN, or anyone else, tries to make any changes to whois policy there are issues. Whois is, for a variety of reasons, an emotive subject... under EU law many feel that registration details for domain name registrants need to be handled in a manner that is more compatible with the EU Directives and local law.

< <http://www.internetnews.me/2014/05/23/help-icann-fix-whois-conflicts-data-privacy-law/> http://www.internetnews.me/2014/05/23/help-icann-fix-whois-conflicts-data-privacy-law/>

 

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ch: SWITCH Junior Web Award honours 12 projects by classes at Swiss schools

SWITCH is today naming the best websites put together by young people in Switzerland. For the eighth year in a row, a jury has scrutinised web projects by classes at primary and secondary schools to gauge how their design and content enhance the user experience. Some 131 projects were judged this year, and the winners? hard work will be rewarded with a lot of recognition and some great prizes.

< <http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2014/jwa2014.html> http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2014/jwa2014.html>

 

fr: An average worldwide renewal rate of 77.8% in 2013 for the main TLDs

The May edition of the Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names is devoted to the decisive factors affecting renewal rates.

< <http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/7892/show/an-average-worldwide-renewal-rate-of-77-8-in-2013-for-the-main-tlds.html> http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/7892/show/an-average-worldwide-renewal-rate-of-77-8-in-2013-for-the-main-tlds.html>

 

IEDR?s 2014 OPTIMISE e-Commerce Fund Opens for Entries

The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the managed registry for Ireland?s official Internet address .ie, today announced that its 2014 OPTIMISE Fund is open for entries from small business owners looking for a helping hand to improve their e-commerce capabilities.

< <https://www.iedr.ie/2014/05/iedrs-2014-optimise-e-commerce-fund-opens-entries/> https://www.iedr.ie/2014/05/iedrs-2014-optimise-e-commerce-fund-opens-entries/>

 

nl: SIDN and Registrars? Association extend cooperation agreement

SIDN?s CEO Roelof Meijer and Registrars? Association Chair Erik Logtenberg and Secretary Flip Keijzer yesterday signed a new cooperation agreement between the two organisations. The agreement paves the way for SIDN and the Registrars? Association to continue working together in the years ahead. Like its predecessor, the new agreement runs for three years.

< <https://www.sidn.nl/en/news/news/article/sidn-and-registrars-association-extend-cooperation-agreement/> https://www.sidn.nl/en/news/news/article/sidn-and-registrars-association-extend-cooperation-agreement/>

 

ru: New approaches to domain disputes

The Court for Intellectual Property Rights has approved a reference guide on issues arising during consideration of domain name disputes. This reference guide was prepared based on the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Board under the Court. Sergei Kopylov, the head of the legal department at the Coordination Center for TLD RU/??, is a member of the board.

< <http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5755> http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5755>

 

uk: Update following AGM and Non-Executive Director election results

Our Annual General Meeting took place yesterday (Wednesday 21 May) at the King?s Centre in Oxford.

< <http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/update-following-agm-and-non-executive-director-election-results> http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/update-following-agm-and-non-executive-director-election-results>

 

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A Good Plan Today

?A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow,? General George S. Patton famously said. At FairWinds Partners, we agree wholeheartedly, especially when it comes to new TLDs.

< <http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/05/23/a-good-plan-today/> http://gtldstrategy.com/2014/05/23/a-good-plan-today/>

 

800,000 New gTLD Registrations As .CLUB Moves Into Second

The number of domain names registered across all new gTLDs passed 800,000 on 22 May, according to nTLDstats.com with the .club gTLD moving into second position.

< <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22332> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22332>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/22/800000-new-gtld-registrations/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/22/800000-new-gtld-registrations/>

< <http://www.domainnews.com/800-000-new-gtld-registrations.html> http://www.domainnews.com/800-000-new-gtld-registrations.html>

 

Melbourne Gets Bragging Rights Over Sydney In Battle of Australian gTLDs

Melbourne has become the first "big" Australian new gTLD to announce its launch, with ARI Registry Services announcing they have signed a ten-year contract with the Victorian Government to manage all functions in the operation of the .melbourne gTLD.

< <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22339> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22339>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/melbourne-sydney-battle-gtlds/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/melbourne-sydney-battle-gtlds/>

< <http://www.domainnews.com/melbourne-sydney-battle-gtlds.html> http://www.domainnews.com/melbourne-sydney-battle-gtlds.html>

 

Melbourne beats Sydney in pursuit of new gTLDs

MELBOURNE ? or more correctly .melbourne ? will hit cyberspace in late July as one of the internet?s new gTLDs, beating out arch rival city Sydney by at least six months.

< <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/melbourne-beats-sydney-in-pursuit-of-new-generic-top-level-domains/story-e6frgakx-1226927345748> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/melbourne-beats-sydney-in-pursuit-of-new-generic-top-level-domains/story-e6frgakx-1226927345748>

 

.melbourne TLD moves closer to Web

The Victorian government has signed a registry agreement with ICANN, moving the .melbourne domain one step closer to the Web. The first .melbourne domains are likely to come online in mid-2014, according to ARI Registry Services.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/545795/_melbourne_top-level_domain_moves_closer_web/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/545795/_melbourne_top-level_domain_moves_closer_web/>

 

Melbourne beats Sydney for new TLD [AAP]

MELBOURNE has beaten Sydney in becoming the first Australian city to have its own TLD.

< <http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld/story-fni0xqe4-1226927145657> http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld/story-fni0xqe4-1226927145657>

< <http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/breaking-news/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld/story-fnhrvfsf-1226927145657> http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/breaking-news/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld/story-fnhrvfsf-1226927145657>

< <http://www.skynews.com.au/business/business/2014/05/22/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld.html> http://www.skynews.com.au/business/business/2014/05/22/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld.html>

< <https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/23735934/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld/> https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/23735934/melbourne-beats-sydney-for-new-tld/>

 

Melbourne signs deal to become first Australian city with own .brand domain name

Melbourne is set to become the first Australian city to have its own .brand domain name, beating Sydney to the punch according to firm ARI Registry Services.

< <http://mumbrella.com.au/melbourne-become-first-australian-city-domain-name-228550> http://mumbrella.com.au/melbourne-become-first-australian-city-domain-name-228550>

 

New '.melbourne' web addresses to launch mid-2014

By mid-2014 new ?.melbourne? domain names will be live, after the Victorian Government granted ARI Registry Services a 10-year contract to manage the new TLD.

< <http://www.bandt.com.au/news/digital/new-melbourne-web-addresses-to-launch-mid-2014> http://www.bandt.com.au/news/digital/new-melbourne-web-addresses-to-launch-mid-2014>

 

Victorian Government & ARI agree to long-term .melbourne partnership

In a landmark announcement, ARI Registry Services can reveal it has signed a 10-year contract with the Victorian Government to manage all functions in the operation of the .melbourne

< <http://www.ariservices.com/news-Victorian-Government-and-ARI-agree-to-longterm-.melbourne-partnership.php> http://www.ariservices.com/news-Victorian-Government-and-ARI-agree-to-longterm-.melbourne-partnership.php>

 

Demystifying Premium Domain Names by Jean Guillon

For the purpose of this article it is not necessary to concentrate too much on defining what a Premium domain name is and what it is useful for: all that we need to know is simple, a premium domain name is often a memorable generic name, short or medium in length and highly valuable due to its relevance in search. However, when it comes to finding out how to register a premium domain name then it becomes much more difficult because you won't necessarily know where to go. 

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140523_demystifying_premium_domain_names/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140523_demystifying_premium_domain_names/>

 

Fiddy drops da C-bomb at .club launch party

Curtis ?50 Cent? Jackson accidentally supported ?.com? while he was endorsing da new .club gTLD at a launch party at a New York nightclub last night.

< <http://domainincite.com/16706-fiddy-drops-da-c-bomb-at-club-launch-party> http://domainincite.com/16706-fiddy-drops-da-c-bomb-at-club-launch-party>

 

Here?s what your favorite TLDs are (and the ones that will sell the most)

This year?s Domain Name Wire survey asked you what your favorite new TLDs are, as well as the ones you expect to get the most registrations.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/05/23/heres-what-your-favorite-tlds-are-and-the-ones-that-will-sell-the-most/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/05/23/heres-what-your-favorite-tlds-are-and-the-ones-that-will-sell-the-most/>

 

Preserve Dot ART by Joshua Wattles

ICANN has a choice: it can promote the arts or destroy their common identity. ".ART " can become an authentic Internet address for the arts and represent its community. We are on the cusp of an extraordinary opportunity with the simple use of a single word: a virtual place within the Internet for the arts and a virtual palace to the arts built site-by-site by millions of artists and art institutions each with an individualized artistic contribution gathered around the simple namespace of ".ART."

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140522_preserve_dot_art/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140522_preserve_dot_art/>

 

New gTLDs do more harm than good

It?s been a few months now since the bevy of new gTLDs were made available. These were supposed to rock the domain name registration business and change the Internet landscape forever. We?re all used to the traditional TLDs, such as .net, .com and .org, and the point of the initiative is to add a bunch of new gTLDs to create more options because the Internet is running out of good domain names to use. Now if I own a tattoo parlor, I can register company.tattoo. Or if I?m a tax advisor, I can register company.tax.

< <http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/new-generic-top-level-domain-names-do-more-harm-good> http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/new-generic-top-level-domain-names-do-more-harm-good>

 

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Tips To Address New FFIEC DDoS Requirements

Recently, the FFIEC released statements that describe steps it expects financial institutions to take to address cyber-attacks -- like distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks -- and highlight resources institutions can use to help mitigate the risks posed by such attacks.

< <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/tips_to_address_new_ffiec> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/tips_to_address_new_ffiec>

 

DNS Flood of 1.5 Billion Requests a Minute, Fueled by DDoS Protection Services

Several days ago one of our clients became the target of a massive DNS DDoS attack, peaking at approximately 25Mpps (Million packets per second).

< <http://www.incapsula.com/blog/massive-dns-ddos-flood.html> http://www.incapsula.com/blog/massive-dns-ddos-flood.html>

 

Hacker Helped Disrupt 300 Web Attacks, Prosecutors Say

A prominent hacker set to be sentenced in federal court this week for breaking into numerous computer systems worldwide has provided a trove of information to the authorities, allowing them to disrupt at least 300 cyberattacks on targets that included the United States military, Congress, the federal courts, NASA and private companies, according to a newly filed government court document.

< <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/nyregion/hacker-helped-disrupt-attacks-prosecutors-say.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/nyregion/hacker-helped-disrupt-attacks-prosecutors-say.html>

 

U.S. Case Offers Glimpse Into China?s Hacker Army

One man accused of being a hacker for the Chinese military, Wang Dong, better known as UglyGorilla, wrote in a social media profile that he did not ?have much ambition? but wanted ?to wander the world with a sword, an idiot.?

< <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/us-case-offers-glimpse-into-chinas-hacker-army.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/us-case-offers-glimpse-into-chinas-hacker-army.html>

 

China Plans Security Checks for Tech Firms After U.S. Indictments

A Chinese state agency that threatened retaliation after the United States obtained indictments of five People?s Liberation Army officers on charges of cyberespionage announced plans on Thursday for tighter checks on Internet technology companies that do business in China.

< <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/china-threatens-security-checks-for-tech-firms-after-us-indictments.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/china-threatens-security-checks-for-tech-firms-after-us-indictments.html>

 

Australian Police Arrest Two Anonymous Hackers in Connection with 2012 Melbourne IT Security Breach

Australian police have arrested two alleged hackers in connection to several security breaches, including the unauthorized access and modification of Melbourne IT?s Brisbane network in 2012.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/australian-police-arrest-two-anonymous-hackers-connection-2012-melbourne-security-breach> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/australian-police-arrest-two-anonymous-hackers-connection-2012-melbourne-security-breach>

 

U.S. states probe eBay cyber attack as customers complain

EBay Inc came under pressure on Thursday over a massive hacking of customer data as three U.S. states began investigating the e-commerce company's security practices.

< <http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/05/23/uk-ebay-password-idINKBN0E21SF20140523> http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/05/23/uk-ebay-password-idINKBN0E21SF20140523>

< <http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/uk-ebay-password-idUKKBN0E21U320140522> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/uk-ebay-password-idUKKBN0E21U320140522>

 

European Regulators to Start Inquiry Into eBay Data Breach

The fallout from the data breach at eBay has reached Europe.

< <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/technology/european-regulators-to-start-inquiry-into-ebay-data-breach.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/technology/european-regulators-to-start-inquiry-into-ebay-data-breach.html>

 

UK data watchdog considering eBay investigation over cyberattack

The Information Commissioner?s Office (ICO) has said that it is looking into the eBay break-in, which led to the company issuing password change notices to users on Wednesday.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/23/uk-data-watchdog-ebay-investigation-cyberattack> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/23/uk-data-watchdog-ebay-investigation-cyberattack>

 

eBay faces investigations over massive data breach

The UK's information commissioner is working with European data authorities with a view to taking action against eBay over its recent data breach.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27539799> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27539799>

 

eBay Hack Raises Password ?Encryption? Questions

As is the case with most high-profile data breaches, despite an initial disclosure of information, more questions are inevitable.

< <http://threatpost.com/ebay-hack-raises-password-encryption-questions/106258> http://threatpost.com/ebay-hack-raises-password-encryption-questions/106258>

 

DDoS attacks using SNMP amplification on the rise [IDG]

After using open DNS and NTP servers for DDoS amplification, attackers are also abusing the SNMP protocol

< <http://www.cio.com/article/753176/DDoS_attacks_using_SNMP_amplification_on_the_rise> http://www.cio.com/article/753176/DDoS_attacks_using_SNMP_amplification_on_the_rise>

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/545957/ddos_attacks_using_snmp_amplification_rise/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/545957/ddos_attacks_using_snmp_amplification_rise/>

 

Women In Security: We've Still Got A Long Way To Go, Baby

Research shows that the gender gap in IT remains a real problem, but getting girls interested in technology is not the issue.

< <http://www.darkreading.com/women-in-security-weve-still-got-a-long-way-to-go-baby/a/d-id/1269131> http://www.darkreading.com/women-in-security-weve-still-got-a-long-way-to-go-baby/a/d-id/1269131>

 

How Chinese hacking felled telecommunication giant Nortel

Cyber security adviser Brian Shields sensed something was wrong when he received a message from his manager at North American telecommunications giant Nortel.

< <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/how_chinese_hacking_felled_telecommunication_fZHP0f61gbKuX8SLNxpWcI> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/how_chinese_hacking_felled_telecommunication_fZHP0f61gbKuX8SLNxpWcI>

 

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Thousands of illicit online pharmacies shut down in the largest-ever global operation targeting fake medicines

Nearly 200 enforcement agencies across 111 countries have taken part in Operation Pangea VII targeting criminal networks behind the sale of fake medicines via illicit online pharmacies. The operation led to 237 arrests worldwide and the seizure of nearly USD 36 million worth of potentially dangerous medicines.

< <http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/News/2014/N2014-089> http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/News/2014/N2014-089>

 

UK leads the way with ?8.6 million seizure in international operation targeting dangerous counterfeit, controlled and unlicensed medicines

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today announced that it has seized ?8.6 million of counterfeit and unlicensed medicines in the UK, including huge hauls of potentially harmful slimming pills and controlled drugs such as diazepam and anabolic steroids. This was part of a week-long international crackdown on the illegal internet trade of medicines that resulted in seizures totalling approximately ?18.6 million globally.

< <http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON418476> http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON418476>

 

Domains Seized, Rogue Registrars Targeted And Thousands Of Illicit Online Pharmacies Shut

Over 10,000 websites were taken down and rogue domain name registrars targeted as nearly 200 enforcement agencies across 111 countries took part in Operation Pangea VII. The operation targeted criminal networks behind the sale of fake medicines via illicit online pharmacies. The operation led to 237 arrests worldwide and the seizure of nearly US$36 million worth of potentially dangerous medicines.

< <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22340> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22340>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/domains-seized-registrars-targeted-online-pharmacies-shut/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/05/23/domains-seized-registrars-targeted-online-pharmacies-shut/>

< <http://www.domainnews.com/domains-seized-registrars-targeted-online-pharmacies-shut.html> http://www.domainnews.com/domains-seized-registrars-targeted-online-pharmacies-shut.html>

 

Interpol raids seize 9.4 million fake and illicit meds

Interpol is celebrating the closure of thousands of illicit online pharmacies in the largest-ever global operation targeting fake medicines.

< <http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/14-05-22/Interpol_raids_seize_9_4_million_fake_and_illicit_meds.aspx> http://www.pharmatimes.com/Article/14-05-22/Interpol_raids_seize_9_4_million_fake_and_illicit_meds.aspx>

 

Global operation disrupts thousands of illegal online pharmacies [IDG]

Law enforcement agencies in 111 countries collaborated to disrupt thousands of online pharmacies in what Interpol claims was the largest ever global operation targeting organized criminal networks that sell fake medicines.

< <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/052214-global-operation-disrupts-thousands-of-281847.html> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/052214-global-operation-disrupts-thousands-of-281847.html>

 

U.S. Returns Seized Domains to Streaming Links Site (After 18 Months)

The hugely popular sports streaming and download site Rojadirecta has won its battle with the U.S. More than one and a half years after the feds took the domain names of the Spanish company the authorities have now dropped their lawsuit, meaning that the domains will soon be returned. Later today Rojadirecta will become available again on its .com domain, marking yet another shameful episode in the overbroad U.S. war on online copyright infringement.

< <http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-returns-seized-domains-to-streaming-links-site-after-18-months-120830/> http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-returns-seized-domains-to-streaming-links-site-after-18-months-120830/>

 

Cricfree Bounces Back After UK Police Domain Seizure

This morning movie streaming portal Cricfree.tv had its domain name "seized" by UK Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit. Whether the intervention will prove to be very effective has yet to be seen, as the site is already back online using a new domain name.

< <http://torrentfreak.com/cricfree-bounces-back-after-uk-police-domain-seizure-140524/> http://torrentfreak.com/cricfree-bounces-back-after-uk-police-domain-seizure-140524/>

 

UK Police Shutdown File-Host Search Engine FileCrop

Continuing its attacks on file-sharing-related domains, the UK Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has shut down its very first search engine. Following an earlier BPI request for it to be blocked by the country's ISPs, in the past few hours file-host search site FileCrop was shuttered as part of a PIPCU investigation.

< <http://torrentfreak.com/uk-police-shutdown-file-host-search-engine-filecrop-140524/> http://torrentfreak.com/uk-police-shutdown-file-host-search-engine-filecrop-140524/>

 

Expletive Renders UDRP Complaint Void

Calvin Klein are a well known fashion company. The ?CK? and Calvin Klein logos are well known. So you?d almost expect a domain dispute involving a domain name with the term ?Calvin Klein? in it to be a ?slam dunk?.

< <http://www.internetnews.me/2014/05/19/expletive-renders-udrp-complaint-void/> http://www.internetnews.me/2014/05/19/expletive-renders-udrp-complaint-void/>

 

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APNIC receives additional IPv4 allocation from IANA

LACNIC's announcement that its inventory of IPv4 addresses has reached less than a /9 (or 8,388,608 addresses) today triggered the activation of IANA's Recovered Pool of addresses. This means IANA will make a distribution to each RIR, including APNIC, every six months until the pool is exhausted. APNIC has received a /11 of IPv4 address space (2,097,152 addresses) from IANA under the Recovered Pool Policy.

< <http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/apnic-to-receive-additional-ipv4-allocation-from-iana> http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/apnic-to-receive-additional-ipv4-allocation-from-iana>

 

APNIC receives total of a /11 from IANA

The information in this announcement is to enable the Internet community to update network configurations, such as routing filters, where required.

< <http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/apnic-receives-total-of-a-11-from-iana> http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2014/apnic-receives-total-of-a-11-from-iana>

 

IANA Allocates Recovered IPv4 Addresses to RIRs

On 20 May 2014, LACNIC became the first of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) to reach their last /9 of remaining IPv4 address space. This triggered a global policy for IANA to make equal allocations from its recovered IPv4 pool to each of the five RIRs.

< <http://www.nro.net/news/iana-allocates-recovered-ipv4-addresses-to-rirs> http://www.nro.net/news/iana-allocates-recovered-ipv4-addresses-to-rirs>

 

LACNIC?s IPv4 Address Pool Now Down to a /9

LACNIC?s IPv4 address pool is now down to 8,388,606 addresses, which is equivalent to a /9. This fact triggers a new phase of the IPv4 exhaustion plan designed by LACNIC for Latin America and the Caribbean based on the policies approved by the regional community.

< <http://www.nro.net/news/lacnics-ipv4-address-pool-now-down-to-a-9> http://www.nro.net/news/lacnics-ipv4-address-pool-now-down-to-a-9>

 

IANA Issues /11 to ARIN

On 20 May 2014 ARIN received 45.32.0.0/11 from IANA in accordance with the Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA. This policy was immediately activated when the LACNIC IPv4 free pool dropped below one /9 of IPv4 address space.

< <https://www.arin.net/announcements/2014/20140523.html> https://www.arin.net/announcements/2014/20140523.html>

 

ICANN calls on telecoms network operators to adopt IPv6 standard addresses

The number of existing 'IPv4' addresses is "reaching a critical level", ICANN has warned as it urged ISPs across the globe to stop distributing new addresses under the old standard. 

< <http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2014/may/icann-calls-on-telecoms-network-operators-to-adopt-ipv6-standard-addresses/> http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2014/may/icann-calls-on-telecoms-network-operators-to-adopt-ipv6-standard-addresses/>

 

Cisco Live 2014... IPv6 everywhere!

It is so great to be back in one of my favourite cities -- San Francisco ! It is particularly great to be here for one of my all time favourite events -- Cisco Live. This year of course is very special being the 25th anniversary. It is particularly exciting to see so much great innovation and energy being generated all over the event and not least of which by the World of Solutions.

< <http://blogs.cisco.com/getyourbuildon/cisco-live-2014-ipv6-everywhere/> http://blogs.cisco.com/getyourbuildon/cisco-live-2014-ipv6-everywhere/>

 

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- MISCELLANEOUS

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Domain Dispute Panelists Discuss Process, Substance at INTA 136 in Hong Kong

While in Hong Kong last week for the International Trademark Association?s 136th meeting, I attended a training session for National Arbitration Forum (NAF) domain dispute panelists. Some of the best and brightest panelists joined in an open discussion of both procedural and substantive issues which they feel are important to or evolving in such disputes. In a nutshell, here are my take-aways from this session:

< <http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/05/21/domain-dispute-panelists-discuss-process-substance-at-inta-136-in-hong-kong/> http://domainnamestrategy.com/2014/05/21/domain-dispute-panelists-discuss-process-substance-at-inta-136-in-hong-kong/>

 

GoDaddy Enables Payment & Remittance Company Suvidhaa To Establish Global Reach

GoDaddy ... announced Suvidhaa, a Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt. Ltd. (SIPL) franchise, has purchased Suvidhaa.com as a key part of its global expansion. The payment company allows customers to pay cash for necessary bills and services such as travel, utilities and entertainment at convenient locations including grocery stores, pharmacies and cyber cafes. More than 18 million customers have used Suvidhaa to pay bills at these locations often without even realizing it was Suvidhaa that made it possible. 

< <http://www.godaddy.com/news/article/godaddy-enables-payment-remittance-company-suvidhaa-to-establish-global-reach.aspx> http://www.godaddy.com/news/article/godaddy-enables-payment-remittance-company-suvidhaa-to-establish-global-reach.aspx>

 

Moniker Reimagined | Coming Soon

We?ve gone back to the drawing board, literally. By investing in system upgrades and platform enhancements, we?re changing how we do business.

< <https://www.moniker.com/domainnewsresources/news/moniker_reimagined_coming_soon> https://www.moniker.com/domainnewsresources/news/moniker_reimagined_coming_soon>

 

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Kiwi fury as telco goes AWOL

Kiwis have been left incensed today as domain name reseller 24/7 Hosting NZ appears to have gone AWOL. The Internet Service Provider, and reseller of Voyager Domain Names, has been out of contact with its customers for up to a month, with even Voyager failing to track down the company.

< <http://techday.com/telco-review/news/kiwi-fury-as-telco-goes-awol/184967/> http://techday.com/telco-review/news/kiwi-fury-as-telco-goes-awol/184967/>

 

Thousands of NZ websites could be deleted

Thousands of New Zealand websites could be deleted after major failures from a local web hosting company.

< <http://www.3news.co.nz/Thousands-of-NZ-websites-could-be-deleted/tabid/423/articleID/345500/Default.aspx> http://www.3news.co.nz/Thousands-of-NZ-websites-could-be-deleted/tabid/423/articleID/345500/Default.aspx>

 

24/7 Hosting NZ Can?t be Contacted, Leaving Thousands of Customers Scrambling to Save Their Sites

24/7 Hosting NZ, a New Zealand web host and domain provider that could not be contacted by its suppliers and customers for upwards of a month, could see thousands of its customers? websites disappear if it doesn?t emerge from hiding.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/247-hosting-nz-cant-contacted-leaving-thousands-customers-scrambling-save-sites> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/247-hosting-nz-cant-contacted-leaving-thousands-customers-scrambling-save-sites>

 

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Report: How to Sell Domain Names on Marketplaces

Today I?m delighted to release my first in-depth Domain Name Wire report, ?How to Sell Domain Names on Marketplaces?.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/05/21/how-to-sell-domain-names-on-marketplaces/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/05/21/how-to-sell-domain-names-on-marketplaces/>

 

That's a Lot of Carbs: Pasta.com Sells for $250,000! + 50-Cent Helps Launch .CLUB & DNW Offers Free Guide to Selling Domain Names 

We just learned that WebsiteProperties.com has sold the domain Pasta.com for a meaty $250,000. The deal, that was completed Wednesday (May 21), ranks among the 15 biggest sales reported so far this year (we will be adding it to our weekly and YTD Sales Charts when our next update comes out June 4). The new owner currently is using WhoIs privacy so at this time we don't know who the new owner is or what their plans for the domain may be.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140523.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140523.htm>

 

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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Some Privacy, Please? Facebook, Under Pressure, Gets the Message

Do you know who can see what you are posting on Facebook, including your photos, birthday and personal cellphone number? Chances are that you don?t.

< <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/technology/facebook-offers-privacy-checkup-to-all-1-28-billion-users.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/technology/facebook-offers-privacy-checkup-to-all-1-28-billion-users.html>

 

Facebook bows to pressure on privacy settings for new users

Facebook has responded to frustration over its privacy policies by switching off the default setting that led many users to accidentally share their posts with the entire world wide web.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/22/facebook-privacy-settings-changes-users> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/22/facebook-privacy-settings-changes-users>

 

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ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL

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nz: The Complex Legal Mess That is Kim Dotcom

The Dotcom legal tangle has become more complicated as Mr and Mrs DC split, withwife Mona hiring Minter Ellison's Mark Sandelin to handle her affairs.

< <http://www.lawfuel.co.nz/news/1379/the-complex-legal-mess-that-is-kim-dotcom> http://www.lawfuel.co.nz/news/1379/the-complex-legal-mess-that-is-kim-dotcom>

 

nz: Dotcom loses Record of Case fight

Kim Dotcom has lost his fight to keep secret the FBI's summary of information relevant to his extradition case.

< <http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/60075126/dotcom-loses-record-of-case-fight> http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/60075126/dotcom-loses-record-of-case-fight>

 

Kim Dotcom Fails in Bid to Suppress FBI Evidence

Kim Dotcom has lost his bid to have evidence held by the FBI against him kept a secret. The information , a 200-page document which includes a sampling of 22 million emails relevant to his extradition case, may now be made public. Efforts by Dotcom to gain access to government held documentation against him were also rejected.

< <http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-fails-in-bid-to-suppress-fbi-evidence-140523/> http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-fails-in-bid-to-suppress-fbi-evidence-140523/>

 

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PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE

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Cerf: 'Google is not tracking you'

Vint Cerf is recognized as one of the "godfathers" of the Internet. He talked to DW about the NSA scandal, the credibility of Google and the new Internet of things.

< <http://www.dw.de/cerf-google-is-not-tracking-you/a-17645640> http://www.dw.de/cerf-google-is-not-tracking-you/a-17645640>

 

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