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Big businesses need to start planning now to handle changes that will take place when a new version of the Internet's fundamental routing protocol becomes ubiquitous, or risk losing online customers, according to ICANN.

A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining personal data from six million people which they then posted on two popular servers on the Internet.

Amazon.com has been operating a distribution center in Irving, TX since 2006, giving it a "physical presence" in Texas. The Texas Comptroller's Office is investigating whether the Internet retail behemoth, owes Texas possibly millions of dollars in uncollected internet sales taxes on purchases made by its customers in the state.

Florida Attorney General announced a nationwide partnership requires Facebook to digitally screen profiles, eliminating convicted sex offenders. It also checks that subscriber profiles match personal information, as well as an automatic "pop-up" warning will appear when youngsters try to contact adults.

ICANN chief says business leaders are grossly underestimating their firms' reliance on the internet and the risks of web-based threats.

Wholesale fees for Internet addresses ending in ".org" will increase 10 percent Nov. 9.

Two senior House Judiciary Committee members introduced a bill Thursday that could subject cable and telephone companies to antitrust enforcement if they unfairly handle Internet traffic.

Madonna has become the first artist to officially endorse the secondary ticket market.