Internet Registrars Accused Of Supporting Online Criminals

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Internet Registrars Accused Of Supporting Online Criminals

A report issued on Monday claims Internet Registrars are knowingly facilitating illegal activity online.

Even as ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom on Monday called for greater international cooperation to secure the Internet's Domain Name System, a report issued by an independent security research group claims that ICANN-accredited Internet Registrars are violating their contracts with ICANN to support online criminals.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names accredits Internet Registrars under specific contractual terms. Accredited Registrars in turn may sell domain names to companies and individuals.

The report published on Monday by KnujOn, which identifies itself as an independent Internet policy and security research group located in Boston and Vermont, claims that 162 of Internet Registrars may be violating their agreements with ICANN and that 80 of them are blocking access to WHOIS data about their customers.

The report singles out eNom, one of the largest sellers of Web addresses, for knowingly facilitating traffic in illegal pharmaceuticals online. SOURCE AND LINKS

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