Epik warned of critical vulnerability weeks before hack
In the wake of the recent hack of domain registrar and hosting company Epik, Tech Crunch is reporting that a critical flaw in its software…
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What’s a Premium Domain Name?
Forbes has recently published an excellent primer on Premium Domain names. In short, Aapremium domain name is a high-quality domain that investors often buy and…
“Smishing?” SMS scams on the rise
As email users become more savvy to the kinds of scams that phishers use, many scammers are turning to SMS to send fake messages intending…
Domains now part of NFT craze
The recent trend of using music, art or text as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has extended to the world of domains. Domains are probably the most…
Outrage over CRTC decision reversal
Smaller ISPs such as TekSavvy are protesting a recent decision by the CRTC to mandate lower wholesale internet rates, a decision seen as a giveaway…
Internal email reveals Facebook intended to downplay data breach: report
The BBC is reporting that an internal Facebook email accidentally sent to Belgium-based Data News indicates that Facebook was planning to downplay the recent data…
Report: Facebook breach not reported to watchdog
The National Post is reporting that a recent Facebook breach was not reported to the federal privacy watchdog. Over the weekend, a cybersecurity expert revealed…
CRA locking 800K user accounts
In light of recent reports of a security breach at the Canadian Revenue Agency that took place in August and September of last year, the…
.com prices could rise for the first time in eight years
The Verge is reporting that ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is close to granting final approval for a a series of price…
Ethos Acquires Donuts Domains
DomainNameWire is reporting that venture capital firm Ethos has completed the takeover of Abry Partners’ share of registrar Donuts. The move comes after more than…