A report from security research group KnujOn contends that 162 registrars are violating their agreements with ICANN in order to support criminal activity.

"The report singles out eNom, one of the largest sellers of Web addresses, for knowingly facilitating traffic in illegal pharmaceuticals online," writes InformationWeek's Thomas Claburn.

"The growing trade in online pharmaceuticals is made possible by Internet registrars, which provide back-end services that allow online pharmacies to operate, the report says," Claburn writes.

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