We are aware of the situation in which gov.on.ca and ontario.ca had their nameservers hijacked. easyDNS is the Registrar of record for these domains. easyDNS is not the DNS provider for them. At this time we feel the need to keep this brief as there may potentially be an investigation into the attackers. The attack […]
Trial Date Set in the Matter of Andy Lehrer vs easyDNS
A trial date has been set in the matter of Andy Lehrer vs easyDNS. Recall, this is the case where we were presented with a takedown request for some pages on causepimps.ca. We responded that “we don’t do that unless you have a legal basis, like a court order”, and then he went and sued […]
[RESOLVED] easyMail issues (this is too painful to post, but here it is)
We did it again. After the humiliation and embarrassment of allowing easyPress.ca to lapse just a few weeks ago, you would have thought we’d review every other domain, right? Well we did and we still missed one: easymail.ca, which just lapsed again, at the CIRA registry. It should be online again soon (1:40pm ET-ish) Workaround […]
Nameserver Operators Need the Ability to "Disavow" Domains
Yesterday’s DDoS attack against DNSimple brought to light a longstanding need for DNS nameserver operators to have an ability to unilaterally repudiate domains from their nameservers. The domains under attack started off on DNSMadeEasy, migrated off to DNSimple and took up residence there for about 12 hours, causing a lot of grief to DNSimple and […]
Syrian Electronic Army Hijacks Domain From Registrar – Hacks 700+ Websites
Second time in a week a high profile domain name has been hijacked at it’s domain registrar and used to redirect it’s DNS. First it was craigslist.org, which was hijacked at Network Solutions a few days ago, now the Syrian Electronic Army hijacked gigya.com – a user tracking platform, which they parlayed into the ability […]
Have A Mission, Not A Mission Statement
(Post #2 in the Punch Above Your Weight Series) The 800lb Gorilla in your space has a Mission Statement. Possibly complimented by a Vision Statement and maybe even a Values/Ethics Statement for good measure. These were either outsourced to a consulting firm or dreamed up in a series of team-building workshops. They encapsulate values of […]
