Fergie's Tech Blog

Phantom Registrars, Fake Pharmacies, and the Secret Infrastructure

Via KnujOn.com.

In 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...

Much, much more here.

Note: And people wonder why we complain about the the ICANN accreditation process... -ferg

posted by Fergie @ 8/29/2008 11:33:00 AM