According to its WHOIS record, APPLE-NK.COM was created on November 12, 2020 and expires on November 12, 2021. That is around 6 years of continuous registration. It is registered through Tucows Domains Inc. (IANA ID 69) and is past its expiry date. DNS is served by carl.ns.cloudflare.com and lana.ns.cloudflare.com, which means its DNS is run by Cloudflare. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. Public WHOIS records can show the registrant organisation and country, while many owners now hide personal details behind privacy services. Registrars are the companies accredited to sell and manage domain names, and the sponsoring registrar is the one currently responsible for this name. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again.
In the period from November 19, 2021 to January 13, 2022, 32 fields of the record were modified. The domain moved from TUCOWS INC. to Tucows Domains Inc.. DNS moved from ns2.renewyourname.net and ns1.renewyourname.net to carl.ns.cloudflare.com and lana.ns.cloudflare.com. Status flags were updated: redemptionPeriod was added and ok was removed. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
For APPLE-NK.COM, Whois Data Center keeps 9 historical WHOIS snapshots. The most recent capture is from January 13, 2022. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale.
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