The Dot.Name domains are becoming a haven for Cyber Crooks because the people behind the registry are charging for whois access, unlike other domains which can be searched through public whois directories.
From Wired
The company that controls the .name registry is charging for access to domain registration information, a step that security researchers say frustrates their ability to police the internet and creates a haven for hackers who run internet scams…
“The domain name system has grown bigger than it was ever planned to be, is doing more than it was ever intended to do and does it proudly,” Evron said. “But the governance around it has become profit-based, and we have no fallback system to handle criminal organizations and countries that abuse domain names.”
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