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[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-applications-briefly-vanish-after-glitch/ New gTLD applications briefly vanish after glitch]</ref>
[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-applications-briefly-vanish-after-glitch/ New gTLD applications briefly vanish after glitch]</ref>
On April 12, 2002, ICANN's Chief Operating Officer [[Akram Atallah]] issued a statement acknowledging that a a possible glitch in the TLD application system software caused a limited number of users saw the file names and user names of other users in some instances. He said that ICANN decided to shut down the system to protect the data of applicants and it is investigating how the problem happened and necessary measures will be done to resolve the situation. <ref>
On April 12, 2002, ICANN's Chief Operating Officer [[Akram Atallah]] issued a statement acknowledging that a a possible glitch in the TLD application system software caused a limited number of users saw the file names and user names of other users in some instances. He said that ICANN decided to shut down the system until April 17 to protect the data of applicants. Atallah also said that ICANN is investigating how the problem happened and necessary measures will be done to resolve the situation. <ref>
[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-12apr12-en.htm Statement on TLD Application System]</ref>
[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-12apr12-en.htm Statement on TLD Application System]</ref>
Following Atallah's statement, [[Kevin Murphy]] of DomainIncite reported that an applicant claimed that he noticed that a file from another applicant was attached to his application on April 6 and immediately reported the problem to ICANN. The applicant said, ''"I could infer the applicant/string… based on the name of the file."'' However the actual contents of the file was not visible. The TAS problem ignited different speculations and questions within the internet community particularly the how long will the TAS suffer from vulnerability, who among the applicants saw others applications and if some applicants took advantage of the situation and filed competing bids.<ref>
[http://domain.incite.com/icann-knew-about-tas-security-bug-last-week/ ICANN knew about TAS security bug last week]</ref> <ref> [http://domainincite.com/its-worse-than-you-thought-tas-security-bug-leaked-new-gtld-applicant-data/ It’s worse than you thought: TAS security bug leaked new gTLD applicant data]</ref>
ICANN also announced that TAS will be offline temporarily and the extension of the application window until April 20. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-12apr12-en.htm TAS Temporarily Offline]</ref> <ref>
[http://domainincite.com/breaking-icann-extends-new-gtld-application-window-after-technical-glitch/ Breaking: ICANN extends new gTLD application window after technical glitch]</ref>
Apart from the extension of the application window, ICANN also informed journalists that the problem was not caused by a cyber attack, no application data were lost and the TAS system is expected to open on April 18. According to [[.Nxt|.nxt]] analysis, the situation maybe considered as a ''"[[non-denia-denial]] category and ICANN was following the second path dealing with a suspected hack."'' <ref>[http://a.sw.io/4lpYmPg Was ICANN's new gTLDs system hacked?]</ref> <ref>
[http://domainincite.com/tas-glitch-not-an-attack-says-icann/ TAS glitch “not an attack” says ICANN]</ref>
On April 14, 2012, ICANN issued another statement related to the TAS problem. The internet governing body identified that a report on March 19 was the only incident related to the technical glitch. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14apr12-en.htm TAS Interruption - Update (14 April 2012 06:50 UTC)]</ref>
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