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ICANN Falls Victim of Cyber-Security Breach

ICANN, the regulatory body of the internet’s domain name system (DNS), recently issued a warning to the public revealing that it’s systems were allegedly hacked by an opportunistic cyber-criminal. Having issued a public warning stating that usernames and passwords were retrieved by an unauthorised person, ICANN urged the online community to stay vigilant and immediately change any saved passwords as a pre-emptive security measure.

The following statement was issued by the organisation on the 5th of August,

‘ICANN has reason to believe that within the last week, usernames/email addresses and encrypted passwords for profile accounts created on ICANN.org website were obtained by an unauthorised person’

Whilst investigations continue, it is strongly recommended that all subscribers to ICANN’s website reset their password. They further emphasised that using the same username and password on other online accounts increases security risks. In essence, It is highly recommended to avoid using the same password and usernames for different online accounts. This security approach applies to both professional and personal accounts.

As part of any organisation’s digital brand protection strategy, dotNice further reiterate the importance of using unique encrypted usernames and passwords for all company accounts. As enterprises become more and more aware of cyber-security and potential threats, starting off with basic security measures should be enforced throughout any business, whether large or small.

The security breach comes at a crucial time for ICANN as plans are underway for the US government to relinquish it’s oversight of the DNS and relegate the responsibility to ICANN. This handover is expected to happen in March 2016 when Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO of ICANN, plans to step down from his position.

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Is This The End of Proxy Registrations for Domain Owners?

Over the past few weeks ICANN has caused quite a stir to businesses and trademark owners alike after announcing it was considering a proposal to force commercial registrants’ to display their identity when registering new domains.
This new proposal would see an end to commercial domain registrants’ ability to shield and hide their identity and rendering their registration details accessible on WHOIS platforms. It comes as no surprise that privacy campaigners are angered by the proposal.

ICANN released the ‘Initial Report on the Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Policy Development Process’ on the 5th May, to allow for public comment on some of the points addressed. Some of the key questions raised in the report asked whether or not commercial entities registering domain names for economic and financial purposes should be exempt from privacy rights. Further questions examined what measures and policies would be required to enforce the contactability of the registrants. Furthermore, the report also asked to what extent should full WHOIS reference details be disclosed? The time frame for public comment ended on the 7th of July and at present we are waiting for press release on the report’s findings.

It comes as no surprise that many trademark owners are perturbed by ICANN controversial proposal. The digital landscape is fraught with potential threats to both personal and professional security. Many businesses enforce a policy of proxy registrations as an integral part of their brand protection strategy. The Online Abuse Prevention Initiative, a collective of activists for civil rights and internet anonymity, contend that the proposal would benefit and encourage cyber-criminals, online harassers and internet stalkers allowing them access to the personal details of women and LGTBQ campaigners. They argue it would deprive domain owners of their privacy and security. This type of activity, known as doxing allows confidential data of internet users to be exposed on the web.

Not all enterprises are put off by ICANN’s proposal. Naturally enough, the US entertainment industry is a strong supporter of the proposal as access to registration data will allow them to pursue copyright and trademark infringers with greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness. It would save the industry millions in legal enforcement. For the moment we will have to wait and see what decision ICANN will reach on this matter. Stay tuned for more updates.

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ICANN : Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BMW and .MINI TLDs

A Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) request was submitted by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft to allow the release of country and territory names for .BMW and .MINI top-level domains (TLDs).
The RSEP proposal was posted on the RSEP webpage for public information and can be found here. Currently, the .BMW and .MINI Registry Agreements require country and territory names contained in specific internationally recognized lists to be withheld from registration or allocated to the registry operator at all levels.

As required by the RSEP, ICANN has undertaken a preliminary determination on whether the RSEP proposal might raise significant competition, security or stability issues. ICANN’s preliminary review (based on the information provided) did not identify any such issues.

Following ICANN’s preliminary determination that the proposal does not raise significant competition, security or stability issues, it was further determined that the change would require a material change to the registry operator’s Registry Agreement and that an amendment is needed in order to effect the change.

The proposed amendments, which are being posted for comment, would allow the registration of country and territory names at all levels in .BMW and .MINI TLDs. It should be noted that as of 2 October 2014, Specification 13 has been granted for both .BMW and .MINI meaning that both TLDs have .BRAND TLD provisions in place.
Public Comment Box Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bmw-mini-amendment-2014-12-11-en

Two Other New gTLDs Delegated : .Delivery and .Energy

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that two other new TLDs were delegated, bringing the total number to 426.
The two new gTLD are :
.Delivery
.Energy

The other 424 new gTLDs delegated so far :
.Taipei
.TOP
.Emerck
Alsace
.Forsale
.PYC
.TUI
.Vermögensberater
.Vermögensberatung
.Budapest
.Casa
.Work
.cal
.channel
.chrome
.fly
.gle
.google
.nexus
.prof
.zip
.WME
.pharmacy
.gmx
.手机
.rsvp
.new
.mov
.meme
.ing
.frl
.eat
.day
.dad
.boo
.youtube
.prod
.here
.esq
.pizza
.otsuka
.immo
.gmail
.gbiz
.network
.business
.企业
.uol
.property
.ooo
.ltda
.how
.hosting
.help
.diet
.click
.cern
.caravan
.sca
.bnpparibas
.广东
.佛山
.wales
.tatar
.sarl
.restaurant
.gifts
.cymru
.top
.realtor
.healthcare
.williamhill
.ong TLD Delegation
.Praxi
.yandex
.whoswho
.nra
.ngo
.lacaixa
.krd
.auction
.LGBT
.Spiegel
.Bloomberg
.NRW
.SCB
.Cuisinella
.Schmidt
.CancerResearch
.Active
.Mini
.capetown
.durban
.green
.joburg
.lotto
.ovh
.physio
.wang
.Brussels
.BZH
.Surf
.Vlaanderen
.Global
.army
.engineer
.gives
.hamburg
.navy
.nhk
.rehab
.republican
.tirol
.bio
.vet
.software
.press
.mortgage
.market
.lawyer
.host
.hiv
.dentist
.attorney
.Reise
.Versicherung
.Audio
.Beer
.Church
.Guide
.HipHop
.Juegos
.Life
.Luxe
.Loans
3 May 2014 GMO GMO Internet, Inc.
3 May 2014 GLOBO Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A
3 May 2014 BAYERN Bayern Connect GmbH
30 April 2014 AIRFORCE United TLD Holdco Ltd.
29 April 2014 CREDITCARD Binky Frostbite, LLC
29 April 2014 INSURE Pioneer Willow, LLC
29 April 2014 FINANCE Cotton Cypress, LLC
29 April 2014 WTC World Trade Centers Association, Inc.
29 April 2014 CITIC CITIC Group Corporation
24 April 2014 москва (xn--80adxhks) – Russian for “Moscow/ moskva”Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
24 April 2014 MOSCOW Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID)
23 April 2014 LIMITED Big Fest, LLC
23 April 2014 FAIL Atomic Pipe, LLC
23 April 2014 EXCHANGE Spring Falls, LLC
23 April 2014 TAX Storm Orchard, LLC
23 April 2014 WTF Hidden Way, LLC
23 April 2014 FUND John Castle, LLC
23 April 2014 SURGERY Tin Avenue, LLC
23 April 2014 INVESTMENTS Holly Glen, LLC
23 April 2014 FINANCIAL Just Cover, LLC
23 April 2014 GRATIS Pioneer Tigers, LLC
23 April 2014 FURNITURE Lone Fields, LLC
23 April 2014 DENTAL Tin Birch, LLC
23 April 2014 CARE Goose Cross, LLC
23 April 2014 CASHD elta Lake, LLC
23 April 2014 DISCOUNT Holly Hill, LLC
23 April 2014 BLACKFRIDAY Uniregistry, Corp.
23 April 2014 CLINICoose Park, LLC
23 April 2014 FITNESS Brice Orchard, LLC
19 April 2014 SCHULE Outer Moon, LLC
19 April 2014 FOO Charleston Road Registry, Inc.
19 April 2014 SOY Charleston Road Registry, Inc.
19 April 2014 PARIS City of Paris
19 April 2014 FROGANSOP3FT
16 April 2014 QUEBEC PointQuébec Inc
11 April 2014 PICTURES Foggy Sky, LLC
11 April 2014 UNIVERSITLittle Station, LLC
11 April 2014 GALAsociación puntoGAL
11 April 2014 ASSOCIATES Baxter Hill, LLC
11 April 2014 REISE New Cypress, LLC
11 April 2014 MEDIA Grand Glen, LLC
11 April 2014 CAREEr dotCareer LLC
11 April 2014 TOWN Koko Moon, LLC
11 April 2014 TOYS Pioneer Orchard, LLC
11 April 2014 LEASE Victor Trail, LLC
11 April 2014 SERVICES Fox Castle, LLC
11 April 2014 ENGINEERING Romeo Canyon
11 April 2014 GRIPE Com Sunset, LLC
11 April 2014 EUS Puntueus Fundazioa
11 April 2014 CAPITAL Delta Mill, LLC
10 April 2014 DESIDesi Networks, LLC
10 April 2014 FEEDBACK Top Level Spectrum, Inc.
10 April 2014 COLLEGE XYZ.COM, LLC
10 April 2014 ROCKS United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
10 April 2014 网址 (xn--ses554g) – Chinese for “network address”Hu Yi Global Information Resources (Holding) Company Hong Kong Limited
4 April 2014 GOP Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc.
3 April 2014 RYUKYU BusinessRalliart Inc.
3 April 2014 YOKOHAMA GMO Registry, Inc.
2 April 2014 REST Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable
2 April 2014 SAARLAND dotSaarland GmbH
31 March 2014 CONSULTING Pixie Station, LLC
31 March 2014 VODKA Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 HAUS Pixie Edge, LLC
31 March 2014 COOKING Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 MOE Interlink Co., Ltd.
31 March 2014 RODEO Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 COUNTRY Uniregistry, Corp.
31 March 2014 商城(xn--czru2d) – Chinese for “mall” Zodiac Capricorn Limited
31 March 2014 HORSE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 FISHING Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 VEGAS Dot Vegas, Inc.
31 March 2014 MIAMI Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 ARCHI Starting Dot Limited
27 March 2014 BLACK Afilias Limited
27 March 2014 REN Beijing Qianxiang Wangjing Technology Development Co., Ltd.
27 March 2014 MEET Afilias Limited
25 March 2014 SOHU Sohu.com Limited
22 March 2014 LONDON Dot London Domains Limited
20 March 2014 NYC The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications
19 March 2014 COLOGNE NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH
19 March 2014 AXA AXA SA
19 March 2014 WEBCAM dot Webcam Limited
19 March 2014 TRADE Elite Registry Limited
15 March 2014 JETZT New TLD Company
12 March 2014 世界 (xn--rhqv96g) – Chinese for “world/shijie” Stable Tone Limited
11 March 2014 DNP Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
11 March 2014 INK Top Level Design, LLC
9 March 2014 机构 (xn--nqv7f) – Chinese for “agencies/institutions” Public Interest Registry
9 March 2014 संगठन (xn--i1b6b1a6a2e) – Hindi for “organization/sangathana” Public Interest Registry
9 March 2014 组织机构 (xn--nqv7fs00ema) – Chinese for “organization” Public Interest Registry
5 March 2014 орг (xn--c1avg) – Russian for “organization/org” Public Interest Registry
5 March 2014 KOELN NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH
2 March 2014 BID dot Bid Limited
2 March 2014 OKINAWA BusinessRalliart Inc.
2 March 2014 VOTE Monolith Registry LLC
2 March 2014 VOTO Monolith Registry LLC
27 February 2014 BAR Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable
27 February 2014 KRED KredTLD Pty Ltd
27 February 2014 BEST BestTLD Pty Ltd
26 February 2014 CHRISTMAS Uniregistry, Corp.
26 February 2014 PUB United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
26 February 2014 дети (xn--d1acj3b) – Russian for “kids/deti” The Foundation for Network Initiatives “The Smart Internet”
26 February 2014 ACTOR United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
25 February 2014 SUPPLIES Atomic Fields, LLC
21 February 2014 FISH Fox Woods, LLC
21 February 2014 삼성 (xn―cg4bki) – Korean for “Samsung/Samseong” Samsung SDS Co., LTD
21 February 2014 VACATIONS Atomic Tigers, LLC
21 February 2014 INDUSTRIES Outer House, LLC
21 February 2014 SUPPLY Half Falls, LLC
19 February 2014 XYZ XYZ.COM, LLC
19 February 2014 WIKI Top Level Design, LLC
19 February 2014 NEUSTAR NeuStar, Inc,
18 February 2014 بازار (xn--mgbab2bd) – Arabic for “bazaar/bazar” CORE Association
16 February 2014 MANGO Punto FA S.L.
12 February 2014 QPON dotCOOL, Inc.
11 February 2014 CARDS Foggy Hollow, LLC
11 February 2014 FOUNDATION John Dale, LLC
11 February 2014 REVIEWS United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
11 February 2014 FUTBOL United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
11 February 2014 VISION Koko Station, LLC
11 February 2014 CONDOS Pine House, LLC
11 February 2014 VILLAS Koko Station, LLC
11 February 2014 PARTS Sea Goodbye, LLC
11 February 2014 PRODUCTIONS Magic Birch, LLC
11 February 2014 MAISON Victor Frostbite, LLC
5 February 2014 移动 (xn--6frz82g) – Chinese for “mobile” Afilias Limited
5 February 2014 BLUE Afilias Limited
4 February 2014 FLIGHTS Fox Station, LLC
4 February 2014 CLEANING Fox Shadow, LLC
4 February 2014 REPORT Binky Glen, LLC
4 February 2014 EVENTS Pioneer Maple, LLC
4 February 2014 CRUISES Spring Way, LLC
4 February 2014 RENTALS Big Hollow, LLC
4 February 2014 PARTNERS Magic Glen, LLC
4 February 2014 PROPERTIES Big Pass, LLC
4 February 2014 CATERING New Falls, LLC
4 February 2014 EXPOSED Victor Beach, LLC
29 January 2014 VOTING Valuetainment, Corp.
29 January 2014 TOKYO GMO Registry, Inc.
29 January 2014 NAGOYA GMO Registry, Inc.
27 January 2014 DATING Pine Fest, LLC
27 January 2014 COMMUNITY Fox Orchard, LLC
23 January 2014 BOUTIQUE Over Galley, LLC
23 January 2014 BARGAINS Half Hallow, LLC
23 January 2014 TIENDA Victor Manor, LLC
23 January 2014 WORKS Little Dynamite, LLC
23 January 2014 WED Atgron, Inc.
23 January 2014 EXPERT Magic Pass, LLC
23 January 2014 WATCH Sand Shadow, LLC
23 January 2014 KIM Afilias Limited
23 January 2014 COOL Koko Lake, LLC
23 January 2014 TOOLS Pioneer North, LLC
18 January 2014 CLUB .Club Domains, LLC
18 January 2014 BUILD Plan Bee, LLC
18 January 2014 PICS Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 PINK Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 LUXURY Luxury Partners, LLC
18 January 2014 PHOTO Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 GIFT Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 网络 (xn--io0a7i) – Chinese for “network” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center)
18 January 2014 公司 (xn--55qx5d) – Chinese for “company” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center)
18 January 2014 MONASH Monash University
18 January 2014 RICH I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland
18 January 2014 RED Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 SHIKSHA Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 中信 (xn--fiq64b) – Chinese for “CITIC” CITIC Group Corporation
18 January 2014 LINK Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 GUITARS Uniregistry, Corp.
14 January 2014 ZONE Outer Falls, LLC
14 January 2014 CHEAP Sand Cover, LLC
14 January 2014 MARKETING Fern pass, LLC
14 January 2014 DEMOCRAT United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 SOCIAL United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 AGENCY Steel Falls, LLC
14 January 2014 MODA United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 DANCE United TLD Holdco Ltd.
8 January 2014 BERLIN dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG
3 January 2014 集团 (xn--3bst00m) – Chinese for “group” Eagle Horizon Limited
3 January 2014 我爱你 (xn--6qq986b3xl) – Chinese for “I love you” Tycoon Treasure Limited
3 January 2014 中文网 (xn--fiq228c5hs) – Chinese for “Chinese network” TLD Registry Limited
3 January 2014 WANG Zodiac Leo Limited
3 January 2014 KIWI Dot Kiwi Limited
3 January 2014 WIEN punkt.wien GmbH
2 January 2014 EMAIL Spring Madison, LLC
2 January 2014 IMMOBILIEN United TLD Holdco Ltd.
2 January 2014 在线 (xn--3ds443g) – Chinese for “online” TLD Registry Limited
28 December 2013 INSTITUTE Outer Maple, LLC
28 December 2013 CEO CEOTLD Pty Ltd
28 December 2013 SOLAR Ruby Town, LLC
28 December 2013 FARM Just Maple, LLC
28 December 2013 EDUCATION Brice Way, LLC
28 December 2013 GLASS Black Cover, LLC
28 December 2013 ONL I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland
28 December 2013 INTERNATIONAL Wild Way, LLC
28 December 2013 CODES Puff Willow, LLC
28 December 2013 TRAINING Wild Willow, LLC
28 December 2013 HOUSE Sugar Park, LLC
28 December 2013 KAUFEN United TLD Holdco Ltd.
28 December 2013 NINJA United TLD Holdco Ltd.
28 December 2013 REPAIR Lone Sunset, LLC
28 December 2013 BUILDERS Atomic Madison, LLC
28 December 2013 COFFEE Trixy Cover, LLC
28 December 2013 FLORIST Half Cypress, LLC
28 December 2013 HOLIDAY Goose Woods, LLC
28 December 2013 SOLUTIONS Silver Cover, LLC
18 December 2013 BUZZ dotStrategy Co.
18 December 2013 SUPPORT Grand Orchard, LLC
17 December 2013 RECIPES Grand Island, LLC
17 December 2013 COMPUTER Pine Mill, LLC
17 December 2013 ACADEMY Half Oaks, LLC
17 December 2013 CAREERS Wild Corner, LLC
17 December 2013 CAB Half Sunset, LLC
17 December 2013 公益 (xn--55qw42g) – Chinese for “charity” China Organizational Name Administration Center
17 December 2013 政务 (xn--zfr164b) – Chinese for “government” China Organizational Name Administration Center
17 December 2013 SYSTEMS Dash Cypress, LLC
17 December 2013 DOMAINS Sugar Cross, LLC
17 December 2013 VIAJES Black Madison, LLC
17 December 2013 COMPANY Silver Avenue, LLC
17 December 2013 CAMP Delta Dynamite, LLC
17 December 2013 LIMO Hidden Frostbite, LLC
17 December 2013 MANAGEMENT John Goodbye, LLC
17 December 2013 PHOTOS Sea Corner, LLC
17 December 2013 SHOES Binky Galley, LLC
17 December 2013 CENTER Tin Mill, LLC
10 December 2013 RUHR Regiodot GmbH & Co. KG
30 November 2013 MENU Wedding TLD2, LLC
30 November 2013 UNO Dot Latin, LLC
23 November 2013 みんな (xn--q9jyb4c) – Japanese for “everyone” Charleston Road Registry, Inc.
19 November 2013 diamonds John Edge, LLC
19 November 2013 tips Corn Willow, LLC
19 November 2013 photography Sugar Glen, LLC
19 November 2013 directory Extra Madison, LLC
19 November 2013 enterprises Snow Oaks, LLC
19 November 2013 kitchen Just Goodbye, LLC
19 November 2013 today Pearl Woods, LLC
14 November 2013 plumbing Spring Tigers, LLC
14 November 2013 graphics Over Madison, LLC
14 November 2013 contractors Magic Woods, LLC
14 November 2013 gallery Sugar House, LLC
14 November 2013 sexy Uniregistry, Corp.
14 November 2013 construction Fox Dynamite, LLC
14 November 2013 tattoo Uniregistry, Corp.
14 November 2013 technology Auburn Falls
14 November 2013 estate Trixy Park, LLC
14 November 2013 land Pine Moon, LLC
14 November 2013 bike Grand Hollow, LLC
06 November 2013 VENTURES Binky Lake, LLC
06 November 2013 CAMERA Atomic Maple, LLC.
06 November 2013 CLOTHING Steel Lake, LLC
06 November 2013 LIGHTING John McCook, LLC
06 November 2013 SINGLES Fern Madison, LLC
06 November 2013 VOYAGE Ruby House, LLC
06 November 2013 GURU Pioneer Cypress, LLC
06 November 2013 HOLDINGS John Madison, LLC
06 November 2013 EQUIPMENT Corn Station, LLC
23 October 2013 شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic for “web/network” International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd.
23 October 2013 онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Russian for “online” CORE Association
23 October 2013 сайт (xn--80aswg) – Russian for “site” CORE Association
23 October 2013 游戏(xn--unup4y) – Chinese for “game(s)” Spring Fields, LLC

Be Careful What You Click: Alert of New Fraudulent Domain Renewal Emails

Phishing is a type of email scam that cybercriminals use to steal credit card or personal identifying information. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reported that 125,215 attacks occurred [PDF 1.28 MB] in January through March of this year alone, which reminds us to be suspicious of “too good to be true” offers you receive in email, even if they appear to come from places you interact with or trust,including ICANN.
Recently, online scammers have targeted domain name registrants with a registration renewal scam in order to fraudulently obtain financial information. The scam unfolds as follows. The scammer sends an email to a domain registrant that offers an opportunity to renew a registration, and encourages the email recipient to “click here” to renew online at attractively low rates. These emails appear to be sent byICANN. The scammers even lift ICANN’s branding and logo and include these in both the body of the email message and at the fake renewal web page, where the scammers will collect any credit card or personal information that victims of the scam submit.
Phishing attacks frequently employ the use of familiar imagery, visuals and language associated with well-known brands in order to trick recipients into believing they come from a valid source. In recent years, scammers have grown especially adept at mimicking real communications, so it’s especially important that registrants take note of any suspicious or unsolicited emails coming from ICANN.
The security of our community remains one of our key priorities. While ICANN is actively investigating these scams, we recommend that registrants also take steps to protect their personal information. If you receive an email similar to the one described above, follow these steps:
Be suspicious of any email that offers domain renewal services from ICANN.
As a reminder, ICANN does not process domain registrations or collect fees from registrants directly. All fee collections are transactions between the registrar and the registrant.
Report any scams to ICANN immediately via an email to Contractual Compliance at compliance@icann.org. Where possible, please provide a copy of the suspicious email.
Contact your sponsoring registrar directly for any concerns about the status of your domain name.
While cybercriminals are always looking to exploit people’s good intentions, it serves as a reminder to always use email security best practices. If you think an email is suspicious, always avoid clicking on any links in the message.

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Three Other New gTLDs Delegated : .Budapest, .Casa and .Work

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that three other new TLDs were delegated, bringing the total number to 416. The three new gTLD are: .Budapest .Casa .Work The other 413 new gTLDs delegated so far are: .cal .channel .chrome .fly .gle .google .nexus .prof .zip .WME .pharmacy .gmx .手机 .rsvp .new .mov .meme .ing .frl .eat .day .dad .boo .youtube .prod .here .esq .pizza .otsuka .immo .gmail .gbiz .network .business .企业 .uol .property .ooo .ltda .how .hosting .help .diet .click .cern .caravan .sca .bnpparibas .广东 .佛山 .wales .tatar .sarl .restaurant .gifts .cymru .top .realtor .healthcare .williamhill .ong TLD Delegation .Praxi .yandex .whoswho .nra .ngo .lacaixa .krd .auction .LGBT .Spiegel .Bloomberg .NRW .SCB .Cuisinella .Schmidt .CancerResearch .Active .Mini .capetown .durban .green .joburg .lotto .ovh .physio .wang .Brussels .BZH .Surf .Vlaanderen .Global .army .engineer .gives .hamburg .navy .nhk .rehab .republican .tirol .bio .vet .software .press .mortgage .market .lawyer .host .hiv .dentist .attorney .Reise .Versicherung .Audio .Beer .Church .Guide .HipHop .Juegos .Life .Luxe .Loans 3 May 2014 GMO GMO Internet, Inc. 3 May 2014 GLOBO Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A 3 May 2014 BAYERN Bayern Connect GmbH 30 April 2014 AIRFORCE United TLD Holdco Ltd. 29 April 2014 CREDITCARD Binky Frostbite, LLC 29 April 2014 INSURE Pioneer Willow, LLC 29 April 2014 FINANCE Cotton Cypress, LLC 29 April 2014 WTC World Trade Centers Association, Inc. 29 April 2014 CITIC CITIC Group Corporation 24 April 2014 москва (xn--80adxhks) – Russian for “Moscow/ moskva”Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID) 24 April 2014 MOSCOW Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID) 23 April 2014 LIMITED Big Fest, LLC 23 April 2014 FAIL Atomic Pipe, LLC 23 April 2014 EXCHANGE Spring Falls, LLC 23 April 2014 TAX Storm Orchard, LLC 23 April 2014 WTF Hidden Way, LLC 23 April 2014 FUND John Castle, LLC 23 April 2014 SURGERY Tin Avenue, LLC 23 April 2014 INVESTMENTS Holly Glen, LLC 23 April 2014 FINANCIAL Just Cover, LLC 23 April 2014 GRATIS Pioneer Tigers, LLC 23 April 2014 FURNITURE Lone Fields, LLC 23 April 2014 DENTAL Tin Birch, LLC 23 April 2014 CARE Goose Cross, LLC 23 April 2014 CASHD elta Lake, LLC 23 April 2014 DISCOUNT Holly Hill, LLC 23 April 2014 BLACKFRIDAY Uniregistry, Corp. 23 April 2014 CLINICoose Park, LLC 23 April 2014 FITNESS Brice Orchard, LLC 19 April 2014 SCHULE Outer Moon, LLC 19 April 2014 FOO Charleston Road Registry, Inc. 19 April 2014 SOY Charleston Road Registry, Inc. 19 April 2014 PARIS City of Paris 19 April 2014 FROGANSOP3FT 16 April 2014 QUEBEC PointQuébec Inc 11 April 2014 PICTURES Foggy Sky, LLC 11 April 2014 UNIVERSITLittle Station, LLC 11 April 2014 GALAsociación puntoGAL 11 April 2014 ASSOCIATES Baxter Hill, LLC 11 April 2014 REISE New Cypress, LLC 11 April 2014 MEDIA Grand Glen, LLC 11 April 2014 CAREEr dotCareer LLC 11 April 2014 TOWN Koko Moon, LLC 11 April 2014 TOYS Pioneer Orchard, LLC 11 April 2014 LEASE Victor Trail, LLC 11 April 2014 SERVICES Fox Castle, LLC 11 April 2014 ENGINEERING Romeo Canyon 11 April 2014 GRIPE Com Sunset, LLC 11 April 2014 EUS Puntueus Fundazioa 11 April 2014 CAPITAL Delta Mill, LLC 10 April 2014 DESIDesi Networks, LLC 10 April 2014 FEEDBACK Top Level Spectrum, Inc. 10 April 2014 COLLEGE XYZ.COM, LLC 10 April 2014 ROCKS United TLD Holdco, Ltd. 10 April 2014 网址 (xn--ses554g) – Chinese for “network address”Hu Yi Global Information Resources (Holding) Company Hong Kong Limited 4 April 2014 GOP Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc. 3 April 2014 RYUKYU BusinessRalliart Inc. 3 April 2014 YOKOHAMA GMO Registry, Inc. 2 April 2014 REST Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable 2 April 2014 SAARLAND dotSaarland GmbH 31 March 2014 CONSULTING Pixie Station, LLC 31 March 2014 VODKA Top Level Domain Holdings Limited 31 March 2014 HAUS Pixie Edge, LLC 31 March 2014 COOKING Top Level Domain Holdings Limited 31 March 2014 MOE Interlink Co., Ltd. 31 March 2014 RODEO Top Level Domain Holdings Limited 31 March 2014 COUNTRY Uniregistry, Corp. 31 March 2014 商城(xn--czru2d) – Chinese for “mall” Zodiac Capricorn Limited 31 March 2014 HORSE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited 31 March 2014 FISHING Top Level Domain Holdings Limited 31 March 2014 VEGAS Dot Vegas, Inc. 31 March 2014 MIAMI Top Level Domain Holdings Limited 31 March 2014 ARCHI Starting Dot Limited 27 March 2014 BLACK Afilias Limited 27 March 2014 REN Beijing Qianxiang Wangjing Technology Development Co., Ltd. 27 March 2014 MEET Afilias Limited 25 March 2014 SOHU Sohu.com Limited 22 March 2014 LONDON Dot London Domains Limited 20 March 2014 NYC The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications 19 March 2014 COLOGNE NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH 19 March 2014 AXA AXA SA 19 March 2014 WEBCAM dot Webcam Limited 19 March 2014 TRADE Elite Registry Limited 15 March 2014 JETZT New TLD Company 12 March 2014 世界 (xn--rhqv96g) – Chinese for “world/shijie” Stable Tone Limited 11 March 2014 DNP Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 11 March 2014 INK Top Level Design, LLC 9 March 2014 机构 (xn--nqv7f) – Chinese for “agencies/institutions” Public Interest Registry 9 March 2014 संगठन (xn--i1b6b1a6a2e) – Hindi for “organization/sangathana” Public Interest Registry 9 March 2014 组织机构 (xn--nqv7fs00ema) – Chinese for “organization” Public Interest Registry 5 March 2014 орг (xn--c1avg) – Russian for “organization/org” Public Interest Registry 5 March 2014 KOELN NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH 2 March 2014 BID dot Bid Limited 2 March 2014 OKINAWA BusinessRalliart Inc. 2 March 2014 VOTE Monolith Registry LLC 2 March 2014 VOTO Monolith Registry LLC 27 February 2014 BAR Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable 27 February 2014 KRED KredTLD Pty Ltd 27 February 2014 BEST BestTLD Pty Ltd 26 February 2014 CHRISTMAS Uniregistry, Corp. 26 February 2014 PUB United TLD Holdco, Ltd. 26 February 2014 дети (xn--d1acj3b) – Russian for “kids/deti” The Foundation for Network Initiatives “The Smart Internet” 26 February 2014 ACTOR United TLD Holdco, Ltd. 25 February 2014 SUPPLIES Atomic Fields, LLC 21 February 2014 FISH Fox Woods, LLC 21 February 2014 삼성 (xn―cg4bki) – Korean for “Samsung/Samseong” Samsung SDS Co., LTD 21 February 2014 VACATIONS Atomic Tigers, LLC 21 February 2014 INDUSTRIES Outer House, LLC 21 February 2014 SUPPLY Half Falls, LLC 19 February 2014 XYZ XYZ.COM, LLC 19 February 2014 WIKI Top Level Design, LLC 19 February 2014 NEUSTAR NeuStar, Inc, 18 February 2014 بازار (xn--mgbab2bd) – Arabic for “bazaar/bazar” CORE Association 16 February 2014 MANGO Punto FA S.L. 12 February 2014 QPON dotCOOL, Inc. 11 February 2014 CARDS Foggy Hollow, LLC 11 February 2014 FOUNDATION John Dale, LLC 11 February 2014 REVIEWS United TLD Holdco, Ltd. 11 February 2014 FUTBOL United TLD Holdco, Ltd. 11 February 2014 VISION Koko Station, LLC 11 February 2014 CONDOS Pine House, LLC 11 February 2014 VILLAS Koko Station, LLC 11 February 2014 PARTS Sea Goodbye, LLC 11 February 2014 PRODUCTIONS Magic Birch, LLC 11 February 2014 MAISON Victor Frostbite, LLC 5 February 2014 移动 (xn--6frz82g) – Chinese for “mobile” Afilias Limited 5 February 2014 BLUE Afilias Limited 4 February 2014 FLIGHTS Fox Station, LLC 4 February 2014 CLEANING Fox Shadow, LLC 4 February 2014 REPORT Binky Glen, LLC 4 February 2014 EVENTS Pioneer Maple, LLC 4 February 2014 CRUISES Spring Way, LLC 4 February 2014 RENTALS Big Hollow, LLC 4 February 2014 PARTNERS Magic Glen, LLC 4 February 2014 PROPERTIES Big Pass, LLC 4 February 2014 CATERING New Falls, LLC 4 February 2014 EXPOSED Victor Beach, LLC 29 January 2014 VOTING Valuetainment, Corp. 29 January 2014 TOKYO GMO Registry, Inc. 29 January 2014 NAGOYA GMO Registry, Inc. 27 January 2014 DATING Pine Fest, LLC 27 January 2014 COMMUNITY Fox Orchard, LLC 23 January 2014 BOUTIQUE Over Galley, LLC 23 January 2014 BARGAINS Half Hallow, LLC 23 January 2014 TIENDA Victor Manor, LLC 23 January 2014 WORKS Little Dynamite, LLC 23 January 2014 WED Atgron, Inc. 23 January 2014 EXPERT Magic Pass, LLC 23 January 2014 WATCH Sand Shadow, LLC 23 January 2014 KIM Afilias Limited 23 January 2014 COOL Koko Lake, LLC 23 January 2014 TOOLS Pioneer North, LLC 18 January 2014 CLUB .Club Domains, LLC 18 January 2014 BUILD Plan Bee, LLC 18 January 2014 PICS Uniregistry, Corp. 18 January 2014 PINK Afilias Limited 18 January 2014 LUXURY Luxury Partners, LLC 18 January 2014 PHOTO Uniregistry, Corp. 18 January 2014 GIFT Uniregistry, Corp. 18 January 2014 网络 (xn--io0a7i) – Chinese for “network” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center) 18 January 2014 公司 (xn--55qx5d) – Chinese for “company” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center) 18 January 2014 MONASH Monash University 18 January 2014 RICH I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland 18 January 2014 RED Afilias Limited 18 January 2014 SHIKSHA Afilias Limited 18 January 2014 中信 (xn--fiq64b) – Chinese for “CITIC” CITIC Group Corporation 18 January 2014 LINK Uniregistry, Corp. 18 January 2014 GUITARS Uniregistry, Corp. 14 January 2014 ZONE Outer Falls, LLC 14 January 2014 CHEAP Sand Cover, LLC 14 January 2014 MARKETING Fern pass, LLC 14 January 2014 DEMOCRAT United TLD Holdco Ltd. 14 January 2014 SOCIAL United TLD Holdco Ltd. 14 January 2014 AGENCY Steel Falls, LLC 14 January 2014 MODA United TLD Holdco Ltd. 14 January 2014 DANCE United TLD Holdco Ltd. 8 January 2014 BERLIN dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG 3 January 2014 集团 (xn--3bst00m) – Chinese for “group” Eagle Horizon Limited 3 January 2014 我爱你 (xn--6qq986b3xl) – Chinese for “I love you” Tycoon Treasure Limited 3 January 2014 中文网 (xn--fiq228c5hs) – Chinese for “Chinese network” TLD Registry Limited 3 January 2014 WANG Zodiac Leo Limited 3 January 2014 KIWI Dot Kiwi Limited 3 January 2014 WIEN punkt.wien GmbH 2 January 2014 EMAIL Spring Madison, LLC 2 January 2014 IMMOBILIEN United TLD Holdco Ltd. 2 January 2014 在线 (xn--3ds443g) – Chinese for “online” TLD Registry Limited 28 December 2013 INSTITUTE Outer Maple, LLC 28 December 2013 CEO CEOTLD Pty Ltd 28 December 2013 SOLAR Ruby Town, LLC 28 December 2013 FARM Just Maple, LLC 28 December 2013 EDUCATION Brice Way, LLC 28 December 2013 GLASS Black Cover, LLC 28 December 2013 ONL I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland 28 December 2013 INTERNATIONAL Wild Way, LLC 28 December 2013 CODES Puff Willow, LLC 28 December 2013 TRAINING Wild Willow, LLC 28 December 2013 HOUSE Sugar Park, LLC 28 December 2013 KAUFEN United TLD Holdco Ltd. 28 December 2013 NINJA United TLD Holdco Ltd. 28 December 2013 REPAIR Lone Sunset, LLC 28 December 2013 BUILDERS Atomic Madison, LLC 28 December 2013 COFFEE Trixy Cover, LLC 28 December 2013 FLORIST Half Cypress, LLC 28 December 2013 HOLIDAY Goose Woods, LLC 28 December 2013 SOLUTIONS Silver Cover, LLC 18 December 2013 BUZZ dotStrategy Co. 18 December 2013 SUPPORT Grand Orchard, LLC 17 December 2013 RECIPES Grand Island, LLC 17 December 2013 COMPUTER Pine Mill, LLC 17 December 2013 ACADEMY Half Oaks, LLC 17 December 2013 CAREERS Wild Corner, LLC 17 December 2013 CAB Half Sunset, LLC 17 December 2013 公益 (xn--55qw42g) – Chinese for “charity” China Organizational Name Administration Center 17 December 2013 政务 (xn--zfr164b) – Chinese for “government” China Organizational Name Administration Center 17 December 2013 SYSTEMS Dash Cypress, LLC 17 December 2013 DOMAINS Sugar Cross, LLC 17 December 2013 VIAJES Black Madison, LLC 17 December 2013 COMPANY Silver Avenue, LLC 17 December 2013 CAMP Delta Dynamite, LLC 17 December 2013 LIMO Hidden Frostbite, LLC 17 December 2013 MANAGEMENT John Goodbye, LLC 17 December 2013 PHOTOS Sea Corner, LLC 17 December 2013 SHOES Binky Galley, LLC 17 December 2013 CENTER Tin Mill, LLC 10 December 2013 RUHR Regiodot GmbH & Co. KG 30 November 2013 MENU Wedding TLD2, LLC 30 November 2013 UNO Dot Latin, LLC 23 November 2013 みんな (xn--q9jyb4c) – Japanese for “everyone” Charleston Road Registry, Inc. 19 November 2013 diamonds John Edge, LLC 19 November 2013 tips Corn Willow, LLC 19 November 2013 photography Sugar Glen, LLC 19 November 2013 directory Extra Madison, LLC 19 November 2013 enterprises Snow Oaks, LLC 19 November 2013 kitchen Just Goodbye, LLC 19 November 2013 today Pearl Woods, LLC 14 November 2013 plumbing Spring Tigers, LLC 14 November 2013 graphics Over Madison, LLC 14 November 2013 contractors Magic Woods, LLC 14 November 2013 gallery Sugar House, LLC 14 November 2013 sexy Uniregistry, Corp. 14 November 2013 construction Fox Dynamite, LLC 14 November 2013 tattoo Uniregistry, Corp. 14 November 2013 technology Auburn Falls 14 November 2013 estate Trixy Park, LLC 14 November 2013 land Pine Moon, LLC 14 November 2013 bike Grand Hollow, LLC 06 November 2013 VENTURES Binky Lake, LLC 06 November 2013 CAMERA Atomic Maple, LLC. 06 November 2013 CLOTHING Steel Lake, LLC 06 November 2013 LIGHTING John McCook, LLC 06 November 2013 SINGLES Fern Madison, LLC 06 November 2013 VOYAGE Ruby House, LLC 06 November 2013 GURU Pioneer Cypress, LLC 06 November 2013 HOLDINGS John Madison, LLC 06 November 2013 EQUIPMENT Corn Station, LLC 23 October 2013 شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic for “web/network” International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd. 23 October 2013 онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Russian for “online” CORE Association 23 October 2013 сайт (xn--80aswg) – Russian for “site” CORE Association 23 October 2013 游戏(xn--unup4y) – Chinese for “game(s)” Spring Fields, LLC

Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting

ICANN has formally announced that Dublin will be the host for the 54th ICANN meeting taking place in October 2015.
Dublin has previously played host to both RIPE and IETF meetings. It is also the venue for Web Summit (now known as The Summit), which will be held on November 4th-6th 2014 and which attracts several thousand attendees.
A growing number of domain registries are based in Ireland’s capital city. While some might be using Ireland’s tax regime, others have setup significant operations in the city.
At present there are the following companies:
Afilias, based in the centre of the city at the IFSC. Afilias have had an Irish corporate entity for years, but only started staffing their Dublin offices after their acquisition of .mobi and GoMobi
IEDR, the company that runs Ireland’s ccTLD.
Rightside Registry
Starting Dot
Minds & Machines
Dot Global
TLD Registry Ltd
The venue for the Dublin meeting is The Convention Centre, Dublin. More information on www.icann.org

Implementing Rights Protection Mechanisms in the Name Collision Mitigation Framework

Consistent with the Name Collision Occurrence Management Framework approved on 30 July 2014, the Board New gTLD Program Committee directed staff to provide each registry operator a Name Collision Occurrence Assessment (“Name Collision Assessment”), issued on 4 August 2014. Per the Name Collision Occurrence Assessment, for names included on the SLD Block List of the registry’s Alternate Path to Delegation Report and recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse that the registry withheld from allocation during its Sunrise Period or Claims Period, the registry must continue to withhold these names from allocation while ICANNconsults with the community. This paper examines operational and other considerations for several approaches regarding the appropriate Rights Protection Mechanisms for release of SLD Block List names.
The Name Collision Assessment requires certain measures to be implemented for each top-level domain. In particular, it provides that for gTLDs delegated prior to 18 August 2014 who have activated names, the registry must ensure that second-level domain names desired to be activated from its SLD Block List after the 90-day controlled interruption period have been subject to applicable Rights Protection Mechanisms as required under Specification 7 of the RegistryAgreement.
Based on feedback and discussion to date in the community regarding appropriate Rights Protection Mechanisms for names in the SLD Block list, several possible approaches are described in this paper for the handling of these names. ICANN is requesting community feedback on these alternatives, or proposals for additional measures.
Currently, names released from the SLD Block List after a TLD’s Sunrise period has occurred are subject to the Trademark Claims service on release. Various stakeholder groups have provided feedback suggesting alternatives, for example, a required Sunrise period, or a similar period incorporating some elements of the Sunrise process.
For more information, please visit www.icann.org

Two other two gTLDs delegated : .nrw and .scb

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that two other new TLDs were delegated, bringing the total number to 314.  The two new gTLDs are : .nrw, .scb.

ICANN gives final approval to .vlaanderen and .brussels

DNS.BE announces that ICANN has given the final approval to .vlaanderen and .brussels new gTLDs.

“After the delegation of .brussels and .vlaanderen, one more important step needed to be taken: the approval by ICANN of the start-up information. This contains the information on the different launch phases and their timings.

Wednesday, 9 July we received this final approval for both TLDs. Which means the long course with ICANN we started back in the spring of 2012 with the introduction of both applications, finally comes to an end. All steps with ICANN have now been finalised and from now on, we’re standing on our own two feet.

This also implies that the timings for the different phases are final.  We like to share them with you once more:

  • A phase for trademark holders: 01/09/2014 > 01/10/2014
  • A phase for governments, organisations and companies: 02/10/2014 > 03/11/2014
  • A phase for private individuals: 13/11/2014 > 15/12/2014
  • A “landrush” phase: 16/12/2014 > 15/01/2015

Open registrations from 20/01/2015″

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