Private equity firm acquires domain name registrar with 2.5 million domains. Private equity firm Montefiore Investment has acquired domain name registrar Gandi. In a heartfelt blog post, Gandi CEO Stephan Ramoin explained the origins of the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bad guys get Gandi.net’s password to technical provider, redirect domains
· Domain Registrars751 domain names registered at Gandi were pointed to malware sites. Hackers managed to redirect 751 domain names at domain name registrar Gandi.net to servers spreading malware, the company detailed this week. All of the domain names were on country ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Study Questions if Consumers Want New Top Level Domains
· Domain RegistrarsResearch report shows consumers not keen on new TLDs. A couple weeks ago I received an email from a researcher at The Future Laboratory, a UK-based research and trend forecasting company. The company was preparing a report, sponsored by domain ... Continue Reading9 Comments