Register.com controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2010
Baidu domain-hijacking lawsuit
Baidu sued Register.com in January 2010, alleging gross negligence after an employee allegedly allowed third-party access to Baidu's account without adequate security verification. The alleged access enabled the reported hijacking of Baidu's website by the Iranian Cyber Army.
2009
Distributed denial-of-service attack
On April 1, 2009, Register.com experienced a major DDoS attack. The disruption reportedly affected thousands of websites and prevented customers from accessing the company website or receiving email for roughly three days.