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Instability in operation of the domain was evident prior to the summer of 2017. Open source server automation company goCD was utilizing the .cd domain as a [[Domain hack|domain hack]]. Their operations were substantially disrupted when their domain "expired," despite being registered through 2021; they eventually abandoned their use of the go.cd domain.<ref>[https://www.gocd.org/2017/01/05/why-we-moved-from-go-cd-to-gocd-io.html GoCD.org - Why we moved form go.cd to gocd.io]</ref>
Instability in operation of the domain was evident prior to the summer of 2017. Open source server automation company goCD was utilizing the .cd domain as a [[Domain hack|domain hack]]. Their operations were substantially disrupted when their domain "expired," despite being registered through 2021; they eventually abandoned their use of the go.cd domain.<ref>[https://www.gocd.org/2017/01/05/why-we-moved-from-go-cd-to-gocd-io.html GoCD.org - Why we moved form go.cd to gocd.io]</ref>
In October 2020, security consultant Fredrik Almroth noticed that the domain name registration of one of the [[nameserver]]s for the .cd ccTLD was set to expire in December.<ref name="tc">[https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/15/congo-comandeered/ TechCrunch - A security researcher commandeered a country’s expired top-level domain to save it from hackers]</ref> After watching the registration for the domain expire, Almroth quickly registered the name, then attempted to transfer ownership back the Democratic Republic of Congo.<ref name="tc" /> Control of a nameserver of a [[TLD]] would allow a hacker to employ a broad range of middle-man attacks, phishing schemes, and SSL hacks.<ref name="tc" />
In October 2020, security consultant Fredrik Almroth noticed that the domain name registration of one of the [[nameserver|nameservers]] for the .cd ccTLD was set to expire in December.<ref name="tc">[https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/15/congo-comandeered/ TechCrunch - A security researcher commandeered a country’s expired top-level domain to save it from hackers]</ref> After watching the registration for the domain expire, Almroth quickly registered the name, then attempted to transfer ownership back the Democratic Republic of Congo.<ref name="tc" /> Control of a nameserver of a [[TLD]] would allow a hacker to employ a broad range of middle-man attacks, phishing schemes, and SSL hacks.<ref name="tc" />
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