# Itch.io went offline due to a ‘trash AI-powered’ phishing report - The Verge

<https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/9/24316882/itch-io-offline-domain-registration-funko-report>

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- Saved: December 9, 2024 (2024-12-10T01:19:40Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

This article is another example of the incredible fragility in the DNS and Registrar layer of the web. It is shockingly easy to socially exploit the companies that operate in this space. There is a complete lack of controls for proving your identity and authenticity to make requests. Frankly I’m surprised this doesn't happen even more. It also makes me think that the potential for the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is bigger than we think. DNS and ENS can and should merge into one hybrid system, and ENS has much better controls for the governance layer than DNS.

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