Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have .mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo.

The whois and jwhois command can retrieve extensive details on domain registrations including domain registrants, domain status, responsible organizations and their locations.

The basics on Whois databasesWhat it is: A group of searchable databases, accessible through sites such as BetterWhois.com, that list full names, organizations, postal and e-mail addresses and ...

A panel on Internet names voted to defer long-simmering questions on whether names, phone numbers and other private information of domain name owners should remain public.

LOS ANGELES – A panel on Internet names voted Wednesday to defer long-simmering questions on whether names, phone numbers and other private information on domain name owners should remain public ...

Google moves to bring WHOIS domain ownership verification to an end.

Reforms to the WHOIS database in order to address growing privacy concerns have once again come to a halt, leaving a seven-year-old debate to continue on how much personal information should be ...

Zurich, Switzerland--(Newsfile Corp. - January 2, 2023) - The WHOIS for Web3 Domains and TLDs. Freename has launched the Web3 WHOIS: a unique domain explorer vertical in Web3. It queries wallets ...

Registering the domain of .mobi’s former WHOIS server for $20, researchers discovered that Certificate Authorities could be tricked into running domain validation through rogue email addresses ...