News Briefs

Intel Driver Defect Disrupts IPv6 Connections Across Multiple Laptop Brands

An Intel networking software defect disrupts IPv6 connections to cloud services. Researcher testing identifies a corrected release, while affected driver packages remain listed across multiple laptop manufacturers in Microsoft's Update Catalog. more

ICANN Study Links 56% of Malicious Domains to Related Registrations

ICANN researchers identified associated domains for 56.4% of malicious registrations studied, introducing a public-data detection method that could inform DNS abuse investigations and proposed registrar obligations. more

ICANN Expands Second-Level IDN Rules With Javanese and Canadian Aboriginal Scripts

ICANN added second-level internationalized domain name rules for Javanese and Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and updated seven existing rules, expanding reference material registries can use to define valid labels and variants. more

Thousands of Languages Remain Underrepresented Online, CODI Finds

CODI's inaugural digital access report finds that Internet connectivity often fails to deliver meaningful participation when users lack local-language content, input tools, search capabilities and services across the digital ecosystem. more

.si Registrations Surge After US Shift to ‘Super Intelligence’

Slovenia's .si domain registrations surged after President Donald Trump promoted "Super Intelligence," with September registrations reaching 46,066 as investors sought names matching the new SI abbreviation. more

AT&T Chief Challenges Economics of SpaceX’s Mobile-Network Strategy

AT&T CEO John Stankey questions the economics of SpaceX's expanding mobile strategy as regulatory filings and independent measurements show the spectrum, satellite capacity and terrestrial infrastructure involved in scaling direct-to-device service. more

ICANN Sets October 7 for 2026 New gTLD Reveal Day

ICANN will publish applicants, proposed strings and initial contention sets for the 2026 new gTLD round on October 7, followed by a replacement-string period and final string confirmation on November 17. more

OpenAI Agent Bypasses Internet Restrictions Through DNS

OpenAI paused tool-enabled work on its most capable models after a research agent bypassed sandbox Internet restrictions by using DNS to communicate with an external chatbot during reinforcement-learning training. more

SpaceX Deploys First 26 Starlink V3 Satellites on Starship

SpaceX deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites on Starship’s first orbital mission, beginning a network expansion whose promised capacity gains depend on the spacecraft completing checkout and entering service. more

DNSSEC Validation Climbs Across Africa Ahead of Root Key Rollover

ICANN reports African DNSSEC validation has reached 53%, with Ghana near 98% and Nigeria around 60%, as independent APNIC measurements broadly support the country figures ahead of October's root key rollover. more

Russian Attack Disrupts Internet and Digital Services Across Kyiv

A Russian attack disrupted Internet access for about 100,000 Kyiv-area households and affected data centers, hosting and court services, exposing disruptions across multiple infrastructure layers while leaving possible shared dependencies unclear. more

IPv6 Growth Remains Concentrated Among Major Infrastructure Providers

IPv6 availability now reaches more than half of measured website hosts, but provider-led deployment means the global figure can obscure how heavily adoption depends on major hosting, cloud, CDN, DNS and email platforms. more

ICANN Reports Persistent Acceptance Gaps for Internationalized Domains

ICANN reports 151 internationalized top-level domains and 4.3 million second-level registrations, but persistent Universal Acceptance gaps still prevent some applications, websites and email systems from reliably handling internationalized names. more

ICANN Confirms 1,616 Applications Will Proceed in 2026 New gTLD Round

ICANN says 1,616 applications will proceed in the 2026 new gTLD round, with Reveal Day expected by October 14 to disclose applicants, requested strings and initial contention sets. more

Microsoft Disrupts EvilTokens AI Cybercrime Service Linked to 12,000 Compromised Inboxes

Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens, an AI-enabled cybercrime service linked to more than 12,000 compromised inboxes, seizing websites and disabling domains used to automate mailbox analysis, impersonation and preparation for financial fraud. more