US warns of fake net domain data

More than 5% of the net's most popular domains have been registered using 'patently false' data, research shows.

A US congressional report into who owns .com, .net and .org domains found that many owners were hiding their true identity.

The findings could mean that many websites are fronts for spammers, phishing gangs and other net criminals.

The report also found that measures to improve information about domain owners were not proving effective.