Using Unicode in domain names can cause problems, in that it’s easier to spoof websites by capitalizing on visual similarities between scripts – this is known as an IDN homograph attack.

Maintaining consistency within IE for handling domain names which enter IE in Punycode, and treating them equivalent to their Unicode counterparts. Handling compatibility for existing scenarios.

Cyrillic, zero-width letters and other Unicode oddities allow those with more nefarious intentions to set up a domain that, when rendered, displays as a well-known website.

Phishers and other online crooks are taking advantage of Unicode domain names in their pursuit of your passwords and other sensitive information. Here’s a simple way to protect yourself.

This step should not be viewed as an indication that ICANN will now be taking an "anything goes" approach to Unicode domain names; their internationalization guidelines prohibit the use of ...

When IE 7 has prevented a domain name from being viewed as Unicode, an “information bar” notifies the user. Also new will be a “phishing filter” where target domain names are checked to ...

A recently discovered bug affecting what domain names could be registered left a huge opening for malicious actors looking to scam people.