Newer top-level domains popular with cybercriminals
The latest Cybercrime Supply Chain report has concluded that some of the newer gTLDs (generic top-level domains) such as .shop and .xyz have been some…
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Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for investigation of Verisign
The .com registry Verisign has come under fire from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in a letter to the Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications…
BlueSky: the social media venture finding a new use for domain names
The social media company BlueSky–founded in 2019 by Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey–was initially a research initiative for Twitter to investigate the feasibility…
Verisign domains slip in US markets, but still sees revenue boost
Domain Name News is reporting that despite a downturn in the number of domain names registered in the last quarter, Verisign reported 3.8% year on…
London Drugs Hit By Cyberattack
CBC News is reporting that drugstore chain London Drugs is shuttering all locations in the wake of a cyberattack. In a statement released to the…
CIRA’s offering up to $100K for community-led net projects
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced on February 29th that its Net Good grants are now available with over $1M CAD in available funding.…
Toronto Library partially restored
In the wake of a ransomware attack that occurred in late October of last year, the Toronto Public Library has restored some of its systems…
Toronto Zoo incurs cyberattack
The Toronto Zoo released a statement in a news release Monday that they’ve experienced a ransomware attack. CBC reports that the Zoo made the announcement…
ICANN Launches Whois lookup service
Brian Krebs is reporting on his blog that the long-awaited Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) has been launched. At the end of November, ICANN launched…
National cybersecurity education needed: educator
A Fergus high school teacher is making a push to have a national program instituted on the topic of cybersecurity in Canada’s schools. Timothy King,…