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So, did a court just order a domain to be taken down based on erroneous information from a private entity?
by anilakar 7y ago
So, did a court just order a domain to be taken down based on erroneous information from a private entity?
- icebraining 7y agoI don't see any mention of a court; the TLD manager (NIXI) probably took the initiative based on said erroneous information.
- sandGorgon 7y agoNIXI is subject to the jusrisdiction of CERT-IN (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team - https://cert-in.org.in/ https://cert-in.org.in/), which in turn was one of the participants of the Avalanche takedown program. A legal request originating from Germany would have been approved by CERT-IN and NIXI would have had to comply. https://www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in/alerts/avalanche.html https://www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in/alerts/avalanche.html
- nerdponx 7y agoWho said it was a legal request? I got the sense that Shadowserver has some monitoring software running, which triggered a warning for NIXI who sinkholed the domain.
- sandGorgon 7y agomost likely interagency request. NIXI as an Indian govt operator is subject to RTI queries (Right to Information) and court action. However NIXI is subject to CERT-IN authority which is clearly part of the anti-botnet collective.
- hsivonen 7y agoAFAICT, CERT-Bund (the German CERT) believes what Shadowserver tells them. When CERT-Bund makes a request onward ,it looks more official, but I don't believe any more actual vetting happens.