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BEIJING -- China's most popular search engine, Baidu Inc., is accusing
its U.S.-based domain name registry of negligence in a lawsuit over a
hacking attack that temporarily blocked access to the site last week.

Baidu said Wednesday it has filed suit against Register.com Inc. in a New York court, seeking unspecified damages.

Hackers blocked access to Baidu on Jan. 12 by steering traffic to a
Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber
Army" claimed responsibility. There was no evidence the hackers were
linked to Iran.

"Due to U.S. domain name registry service Register.com Inc.'s gross negligence, Baidu's domain name//www.baidu.comdomain name resolution was illegally and maliciously altered," the Beijing-based company said in a statement.

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Resolution refers to the process that matches a Web
site address written in words to the string of numbers that computers
recognize as its place on the Internet. Baidu gave no details of what
it accuses the registry ... >>>