Australia urged to take control of Cocos .cc internet domain to foil scammers and child abuse sites

Cocos (Keeling) Islands suffix is one of the most commonly used top-level domains for hosting child abuse material, researchers say

The .cc internet domain for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands should be claimed by the Australian government to stop it being abused by scammers and people hosting child abuse websites, Australian National University researchers have said.

Under the system that governs domain names on the internet, the .cc suffix was set up in the 1990s for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands territory, far off the coast of Western Australia.