Domain Protection and Cyber Armies
Posted February 26th, 2010
When Baidu.com was hacked last month by the Iranian Cyber Army. They felt that Register.com was to blame. However, as one might imagine the situation is not black and white and is a good lesson in the importance of IP protection on-line.
As reported by Domain Name Wire: “Last month visitors to Baidu.com were redirected to a page stating that the site had been hacked by the Iranian Cyber Army. Baidu later sued Register.com for allegedly allowing a security intrusion that enabled the hackers to change the name servers for Baidu.com. But the original lawsuit redacted the essential facts about how the hackers got control of Baidu’s account at Register.com. Now an unredacted copy of the lawsuit is available (pdf).”
To read the full article, click HERE.
Tags: Baidu.com, Hacking, Iranian Cyber Army, register.com
Posted in Enforcement, Internet Security, Registrars, True Domain Crime by Kelly Hardy
