CNET reports that Baidu, China's biggest search engine, has filed a lawsuit in New York against register.com, a US domain registry, claiming "gross negligence" in failing to protect its servers from a recent attack by a group called the "Iranian Cyber Army" [[1]]. The attack resulted in Baidu's homepage being defaced for approximately four hours, displaying anti-US propaganda and religious text in Arabic [[1]]. Baidu's suit alleges that the attack caused unlawful and malicious alterations to its website [[1]].
Baidu's lawsuit highlights the importance of cybersecurity and the need for domain registries to adequately protect their clients' websites from such attacks. This incident also raises questions about the impact of cyber threats on search engine optimization (SEO) and the potential consequences for businesses operating in the digital landscape.
For more information on Baidu and its role as China's dominant search engine, you can visit their official website or refer to reliable sources such as Wikipedia [[2]].
Stay tuned for further updates on this ongoing legal battle between Baidu and register.com.