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The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 is working its way through the senate and house to gain support for the bill. The legislation would prohibit phishing and related abuses, such as the practice of using fraudulent or misleading domain names, by defining them as deceptive practices under Federal Trade Commission regulations.

Chinese hackers claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including the Pentagon. At a congressional hearing in Washingtonlast week, administration officials testified that the government's cyber initiative has fallen far short of what is required. Most alarming, the officials said, there has never been a full damage assessment of federal agency networks.

The US has seized the domain name of a Spanish online travel agency that specializes in selling trips to Cuba to various European nationals. The company had been blacklisted for years, with the US Department of Treasury claiming the business had helped Americans evade restrictions on travel to Cuba.

ICANN looks to the future with the U.S. Department of Commerce in September 2009.  ICANN has made significant improvements in accountability, transparency and the endeavor of transitioning ICANN into a private sector entity is taking shape. However, some have suggested the JPA should remain in place to provide accountability, despite ICANN’s progress toward meeting its responsibilities.

Boston Red Sox executives signed a one-year agreement with Ace Ticket, making the longtime ticket reseller an official corporate sponsor of the team, and the local place for ticket resale. MLB inked its own deal with StubHub to handle all online ticket resale in the league.