Car.Info Topped Sedo’s Weekly Sales List at $76,000
Car.info topped Sedo’s weekly sales chart at $76,000. HIghlights also include Cyberobics.com, leading the .COM category at $22,500 and Porfolio, leading the ccTLD category at $10,700.
Other notable domain name sales include :
.COM
makeblock.com 20,000 USD
tkq.com 15,011 USD
airtrafficcontrol.com 13,500 USD
yomail.com 12,500 USD
verux.com 12,000 USD
hempconsultant.com 11,111 USD
wsx.com 11,000 EUR
silvana.com 11,000 EUR
vobank.com 10,000 GBP
quickwins.com 9,300 USD
designskin.com 8,800 USD
directmatch.com 8,000 USD
everythingenergy.com 7,500 USD
usnap.com 7,500 EUR
weejuns.com 7,000 USD
infeed.com 6,950 USD
ancienthealing.com 6,250 USD
latinvest.com 5,850 USD
yasports.com 5,500 USD
placemate.com 5,000 USD
healthysavings.com 5,000 USD
tiing.com 5,000 USD
cydas.com 5,000 USD
shopandtravel.com 5,000 USD
singularityproject.com 5,000 USD
ccTLDs
ratundtat.de 7,500 EUR
developpeur.fr 7,000 EUR
bau.co.uk 5,800 GBP
tiamo.de 5,000 EUR
project.co 5,000 GBP
compra-venta.es 5,000 EUR
momo.co.kr 4,000 USD
perruques.fr 3,990 EUR
east.eu 3,175 EUR
mtd.at 3,099 EUR
sms.cl 3,000 EUR
dependance.fr 2,999 EUR
settle.co 2,550 USD
guild.co 2,500 USD
declara.com.mx 2,360 USD
yao.co 2,300 USD
g1.eu 2,222 EUR
visafirst.com.au 2,060 USD
designer.at 2,000 EUR
ores.be 2,000 EUR
bristol.eu 2,000 EUR
patagonia.nl 2,000 EUR
marble.ae 1,999 USD
phobia.it 1,882 EUR
konto-service.de 1,800 EUR
giessdorf.cn 1,650 USD
meinegemeinde.de 1,500 EUR
dma.eu 1,500 EUR
apovergleich.de 1,500 EUR
Other
soap.club 5,000 USD
onegoal.org 4,349 USD
courrier.net 3,995 USD
bateaux.net 3,600 EUR
get.info 2,900 EUR
need.info 2,500 USD
internetanbieter.net 2,000 EUR
industrialdesign.org 1,995 USD
virtuous.net 1,980 USD
advent.global 1,500 USD
drug.biz 1,480 USD
hempfibers.net 1,420 USD
iwc.net 1,400 USD
afcu.net 1,295 EUR
4shared.net 1,250 USD
meteo.pro 1,200 EUR
che.biz 1,180 EUR
enlisted.net 1,000 USD
logue.org 1,000 USD
churchofchrist.net 1,000 USD
Phishing Goes Up, Malware Down, On .CH Websites
The incidences of malware on .CH websites went down by a third (33%) in 2014, but incidences of phishing went up five-fold to 323.
SWITCH, the Swiss registry, uncovered 1,839 cases of malware last year, roughly a third below the total of 2,718 recorded in 2013. In 1,493 of these cases, registrants removed the harmful code after receiving the first notification from SWITCH.
However, there was an increase in the number of phishing cases. The number of phishing cases increased almost fivefold between the first and fourth quarters. The removal process is the same as for malware: SWITCH checks websites for phishing and notifies the holder when it is found. In 2014, SWITCH recorded 323 cases of phishing, and the phishing site was removed after the first notification in 298 of these.
Serge Droz, Head of SWITCH-CERT, SWITCH’s security team, comments: “We saw a sharp increase in the number of phishing reports SWITCH received compared with 2013. This prompted SWITCH to start notifying holders of websites affected by phishing automatically via e-mail as of 1 October 2014.”
Established process now covers phishing as well
SWITCH introduced a process for removing malware-spreading code from websites back in 2010. Various partner organisations in Switzerland and abroad warn SWITCH about websites that spread malware. Where there is a justified suspicion, the holder of a website is notified and requested to remove the harmful code within one working day. The domain name is temporarily blocked for up to five days in the interests of security if this is not done, and SWITCH demands identification from the holder if the infection is not removed from the website during this time. Should the holder also fail to meet this demand, the domain name is deleted after 30 days.
In view of the sharp increase in cases, phishing is now being handled with the same priority as malware. The process involved is partially automated. Phishing is an attempt to gain access to passwords or sensitive data by illegal means. Criminal organisations set up a phishing site on an existing website without the holder’s knowledge. Where addresses of phishing sites are identified on a .ch or .li domain, SWITCH notifies the holder and hoster. The phishing site is then removed within 24 hours in 92% of cases. Droz explains: “The most common phishing targets on .ch websites in 2014 were Apple and PayPal.” By cleaning infected websites of malware, SWITCH helps to ensure the security and stability of the Internet in Switzerland. The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) notes in its Threat Landscape 2014 report that phishing is on the increase worldwide.
Use of Blackhole exploit kit drastically reduced
According to ENISA, the biggest threat comes from harmful code such as worms and Trojans, which hide on websites and infect the computers of users who visit these sites using an exploit kit. This is an electronic data processing toolkit that systematically exploits weaknesses in browsers and their plugins. SWITCH identified a variety of exploit kits from its analysis of infected websites in 2014. The most commonly used last year was Angler, which took advantage of loopholes in Adobe Flash and Java. SWITCH’s observations concerning Swiss websites corroborate the ENISA report’s claim that use of the Blackhole exploit kit has been drastically reduced since those responsible were caught.
Reporting suspected phishing:
SWITCH recommends reporting it directly to the Swiss Internet Security Alliance (SISA), a joint initiative of Swiss providers of Internet and financial services and security firms. SWITCH is a founding member of SISA.
https://www.swiss-isa.ch/en/feedback
by David Goldstein
.ORG Growth Slowing Globally, But Demand Booming in Asia-Pacific
The growth of the .org gTLD has slowed in recent years. From an increase in domains under management (DUM) of 9.7 percent in the 2010 calendar year and 9.9 percent in 2011, growth dropped to 4.3 percent in 2012, 2.6 percent in 2013 and then 1.3 percent in 2014, as per Dashboard reports published by the Public Interest Registry, the .org registry operator.
However while growth is slowing, and maybe even declining, in some regions, in others demand is booming. In the Asia-Pacific, 1.37 million domains were registered in 2014, a 16 percent increase over December 2013.
The introduction of new gTLDs may have had some impact, but the decline has certainly preceded them.
In highlights from the latest Dashboard published this week, the total number of DUMs was 10,500,913 worldwide with a renewal rate of 81.6 percent for domains up for their second renewal and 54.5 percent for first renewals.
The United States accounted for over half (56.4%) of all registrations followed by Germany (4.8%), United Kingdom (4.2%), Canada (3.8%) and then France (3.2%).
The industries where .org is most used are information (19.2%), manufacturing (16.0%) and miscellaneous services (15.0%).
The latest Dashboard report is available for download from:
pir.org/pdf/dashboard_2H_2014.pdf
article by David Goldstein
Google Buys YT.COM Domain Name
Google has recently acquired the premium domain name YT.com. According to whois records, the domain name sold most likely in January, 2015.
According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in January, 1996. Moreover, the domain name came out of Privacy Protection two days ago, on March 30,2015 , revealing Google as the new owner.
Knowing that Facebook acquired the domain name FB.com for $8.5 million, it is possibly that Google also paid a few million dollars for the domain name.
At the time of writing this article, the domain name doesn’t resolve to a website.
ICANN : Release of Country and Territory Names within the .HONDA, .AXA, .EPSON, .HSBC, .XYZ and .COLLEGE TLDs
Currently, .HONDA, .AXA, .EPSON, .HSBC, .XYZ and .COLLEGE 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 these RSEP proposals 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 proposals do not raise significant competition, security or stability issues, it was further determined that the change would require a material change to the respective Registry Agreements 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 .HONDA, .AXA, .EPSON, .HSBC, .XYZ and .COLLEGE TLDs. It should be noted that as of 18 December 2014, Specification 13 is granted for .HONDA, as of 30 October 2014, Specification 13 is granted for .AXA, as of 11 December 2014, Specification 13 is granted for .EPSON, and as of 24 October 2014, Specification 13 is granted for .HSBC, whereas Registry Agreements for .XYZ and .COLLEGE do not include Specification 13 provisions in place.
Public Comment Box Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ctn-release-tlds-2015-03-31-en
This announcement was sourced from :
