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Polarised world threatens open internet: ICANN
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - After 25 years of keeping the internet strong and stable, the nonprofit ICANN -- responsible for its technical infrastructure -- is warning that increasingly polarised geopolitics could start cracking the foundations of the online world.
The battle to keep Russia's internet free
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» PARIS - Western powers have seized the yachts of Russian oligarchs and booted Russian banks out of the international system in response to the Ukraine invasion, but sanctions that limit access to the internet are proving highly divisive.
Private equity group can't run charity-haven .org: ICANN
AFP, Published on 01/05/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - The agency that oversees internet addresses late Thursday rejected a controversial bid to let a private equity firm control the .org online neighborhood known as a haven for nonprofits.
Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - The agency that oversees online addresses on Tuesday called for those issuing website address to vigilantly thwart cyber scams exploiting coronavirus fears.
Hacker 'ceasefire' gets little traction as pandemic fuels attacks
AFP, Published on 03/04/2020
» WASHINGTON - Internet users have seen a surge in COVID-related cyberattacks and fraud schemes which could add to the misery of the pandemic, even as some hackers have called for dialing back their criminal efforts.
Warning issued over attacks on internet infrastructure
AFP, Published on 23/02/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Key parts of the internet infrastructure face large-scale attacks that threaten the global system of web traffic, the internet's address keeper warned Friday.
Warning issued over attacks on internet infrastructure
AFP, Published on 23/02/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Key parts of the internet infrastructure face large-scale attacks that threaten the global system of web traffic, the internet's address keeper warned Friday.
As EU privacy law looms, debate swirls on cybersecurity impact
AFP, Published on 22/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - Days ahead of the implementation of a sweeping European privacy law, debate is swirling on whether the measure will have negative consequences for cybersecurity.