With respect to #2, these have absolutely ZERO to do with the ICANN transfer. Nada. Zilch.
Sorry I disagree, spent a lot of time looking at issue.
Connect the dots...We just transferred Domain name control,
I heard the involuntary Assange internet shutdown was first sign of global pressure.
The Russian hack meme is not a dotted line...this anti-Russian meme is way orchestrated and timing is far from coincidental...How many times did Hillary mention Russia during the debate and again last nite?
Au contraire, mon ami. The transfer provides a period of chaos in which new systems may be unsure. It is a perfect time to cyber attack.