KnojOn: Phantom Registrars, Fake Pharmacies, and the Secret Infrastruc ture

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via KnujOn.com.

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n our continuing effort to shed light on the dark corners of the Internet
we have produced this report on the Directi Group, a fairly large player in
the Registrar world. We have highlighted their use of the controversial
service PrivacyProtect.org, their association with EstDomains, their
continued sponsorship of fake pharmacy domains, and their apparent ability
to get Registrar accreditations for 48 Phantom Companies.

KnujOn has found at least 48 ICANN-accredited Registrars that do not seem
to exist. All of the Registrars in question are affiliated with the Directi
Group...

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More:
http://www.knujon.com/news.html#directi

And people wonder why we complain about the the ICANN accreditation
process...

- - ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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