A security researcher was able to purchase one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's top-level domains, potentially preventing malicious use by attackers (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
A security researcher was able to purchase one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's top-level domains, potentially preventing malicious use by attackers  —  Fredrik Almroth thought the authorities would try to save the critical domain name.  Nobody ever did.

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