[asclepi]

This was Verisign, which acquired Network Solutions in 2000. Verisign had already spun off the registry unit from Network Solutions when this incident happened. The remaining registrar business of Network Solutions, along with the name, was sold less than a month later.

As of today, the registry unit is still part of Verisign, while Network Solutions changed hands many more times.

[Canada]

You're right, it was in 2003.