GoDaddy tango down: Anonymous claims attack on Mail Servers
The GoDaddy mail servers have been down for several hours today, apparently as the result of an attack by a spin-off of the group Anonymous. As tweeted by the “Anonymous Own3r” earlier today: #godaddy e-mails servers #tangodown Meanwhile, GoDaddy is currently addressing the issue, that has caused delays in system emails, including text messages for [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rogue IP: 188.81.163.114
Rogue IPs that attempt to infiltrate our server are getting exposed. We aren’t talking about harmless ‘ping’ or ‘traceroutes’ here; these are attempts to cause harm to our server, content and business. Latest ‘babaca’ of the day, aka “Rogue IP” is 188.81.163.114 located in sunny Aveiro, Portugal.
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Fun Friday Domain: ThugKitchen.com
With a subtitle such as “Eat like you give a f*ck“, we’re expecting ThugKitchen.com to deliver only the best content from the hood, ya feel me? The web site pokes fun at so-called healthy food, adorning its Instagram-style photos with plenty of thug attitude. Don’t visit if you’re offended by a dozen f-bombs per page! [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ubiquity Servers rogue IP network: 69.147.233.178
A while ago we faced relentless spam from servers hosted by a company called Ubiquity Hosting. Their support department did nothing to terminate the rogue accounts sending out tens of messages daily. So we blocked those phuckers using a WordPress plugin. Now, rogue IPs from the Ubiquity Hosting network are attempting to infiltrate the server. [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN timeline: 13 years at a glance
Many of us ponder the question: “What has ICANN been doing in the last decade or so?” While many can answer the question in a tongue-in-cheek manner, there is a better way to outline the ICANN activity. Tom Mackenzie, an expert in new gTLDs, Internet governance, ICANN arcana and open data access, created a timeline [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rogue IP: 175.136.248.26
We are starting a new series today, about rogue IPs that launch malicious attacks against our server. These are not just random scans, but rather, intentional attempts to infiltrate server resources and content. For those of you that are looking to cut down on spam and server attacks, consider blocking these IPs as we do. [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Game .US sells for thousands of dollars on TDNAM
The domain name, Game.us, was just sold for thousands of dollars at a GoDaddy public auction. Nine bidders entered a game of bidding, until one won the domain. Click here to find out how much it sold for.
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rod Beckstrom, former ICANN CEO, on CNN
Rod Beckstrom, former ICANN CEO, has given an interview on cybersecurity to CNN. Beckstrom also served as Director of the US National Cybersecurity Center, in 2008. Link to video interview.
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Andy Booth becomes a father!
Congratulations to domain investor and pilot extraordinaire, Andy Booth, and his girlfriend Ana; their healthy baby girl was delivered earlier today. All we can say is, what a smash event this is!
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Flippie Awards: You can only vote until midnight EST tonight
Flippa – the web site and domain marketplace from Down Under – is expected to end the voting round of its first Flippie Awards – where users vote the best domains and web sites sold on Flippa.com during the entire 2012. Voting for Flippie Awards ends at 12:00 midnight Eastern Time tonight, which means that [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.[DPOTD] Domainer Poll of the Day: Which Kim is best suited for Webfest?
According to Owen Frager, Kim Kardashian is currently rushing to get her GED, in order to address the crowds at Webfest. This is probably one of the funniest jokes about Kim Kardashian I’ve heard in a while. So let’s take a poll, regarding which ‘Kim’ is best suited for Webfest – by all means, a [...]
Copyright © 2013 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dead domainer: Alexander Schubert shooting image
Here’s the only known picture of Alexander Schubert – of “the only good domainer is a dead domainer“ fame – where he’s about to shoot something. Picture exclusively on DomainGang.
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