Nominet UK was forced to suspend its WHOIS service last night after a rogue attempt to copy the entire registry of .uk domains. Spammers are thought to be behind attempts to copy the WHOIS database, attempts which started last week. Last night, though, the attack was so severe that Nominet – the national Registry for all domain names ending .uk – had no choice but to suspend the service. The service was suspended at 11.00pm and re-started at 7.45am this morning. The attack appears to have originated from outside the UK and Nominet has already made attempts to try and stop those responsible from continuing with the action. Full Story
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