domain seizure
The takeover of a domain by the authorities, normally under a court order addressed to the registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry or registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar. The domain is moved to a government account, pointed to a notice page or a sinkhole A safe server that a malicious domain is redirected to, cutting off the attackers. Full definition of sinkhole, or suspended. Operators obey courts that have authority over them, but orders from other countries are less certain.
- category
- Security and abuse