The fanfare surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) emerged after a digital artist, known as Beeple, sold a piece of digital art for a record $69 million earlier this year. The sale of these valuable digital assets generated a staggering $2.5 billion in the first half of 2021 alone. And the trendRead More →

ICANN is not concerned that DropZone presents significant security, stability or competition issues. ICANN Vice President, GDD Accounts and Services Russ Weinstein told TurnCommerce that he sees no issues with Donuts’ plans for its DropZone service. Weinstein said Donuts’ plans do not raise significant security, stability or competition concerns. DonutsRead More →

An unpatched design flaw in Microsoft Exchange’s Autodiscover protocol implementation has leaked approximately 100,000 login names and passwords for Windows domains worldwide. “This is a serious security issue because if an attacker can control such domains or has the ability to ‘sniff’ traffic on the same network, they can captureRead More →

Screenshot: prolifewhistleblower.com Epik, the domain registrar who agreed to take over after the Capitol uprising, drew the line. It’s: Anonymous morons denouncing people seeking abortions in Texas, which are now virtually banned in that state. Users of prolifewhistleblower.com may submit “anonymous tips” to “Help Enforce the Texas Heartbeat Act”. ThisRead More →

The company is concerned about the overage expired domain system and the precedent it may set. TurnCommerce, which operates the expired domain platform DropCatch, has raised concerns with ICANN regarding a new expired domain system that Donuts plans to implement. Donuts filed two Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests (pdf,Read More →