Whois verification is just begging for phishers. A lot has been made about the new requirement this year for domain name registrars to verify certain aspects of Whois contact information provided by registrations. Over a million domain names have ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Over 800,000 domain names suspended due to 2013 RAA
· Policy & LawVerification requirement ensnares hundreds of thousands of domain names. One of the requirements for domain name registrars under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement is that they must verify the contact details of registrants. Most registrars ... Continue Reading3 Comments
A big website is going to go dark thanks to ICANN’s new Whois verification
· Policy & LawNew verification requirement is bound to ensnare some notable websites. ICANN's 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement is slowly going into effect at major domain name registrars. The biggest change that people who register domain names will notice ... Continue Reading56 Comments