FactoryHandbag.com: ICE seized long tail domain due to infringement

Generic, exact match domains are often called “long tail” domains due to their length. In the case of FactoryHandbag.com, the domain is an exact match .com of “factory handbag” and that’s intentional. Google is generous towards such exact match domains, especially when the search volume is high. With proper promotions and social media exposure, such […]

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EKT2.com #domain name was seized by the Department of Homeland Security

The domain EKT2.com has been seized by the US Department of Homeland Security. EKT is a Lebanese electronics firm involved in the unlawful exporting of US technology to Syria. “Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters.” These five entities and eight […]

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Project #TransAtlantic : No, your ccTLD #domain is not safe if you sell #counterfeit goods

Many cybercriminals believe that they can evade the long arm of the FBI and the Homeland Security Investigations department, by switching from a .com domain, to a ccTLD. Luckily, this is not the case. Selling counterfeit goods hurts the global economy to the tune of billions of dollars every year, and that’s why operations based […]

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Federal investigators seize #FlawlessEscorts .com due to the #FOSTA law

ICE – Homeland Security Investigations has seized yet another domain name, as the result of new legislation on adult content. FlawlessEscorts.com, a domain registered in 2001, now displays the following image: According to archived data from the Internet Archive, FlawlessEscorts.com provided its clientele with connections to presumably high paid escorts. Prostitution is illegal in the […]

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Feds take over the domain #Prblogics .com for contraband, owner arrested

The office of Homeland Security Investigations has seized the domain Prblogics.com, for the following reasons: Pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by a United States District Court, under the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2323. Intentionally and knowingly trafficking in counterfeit goods is a federal crime that carries penalties for first time […]

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Feds seize psychotropics trading #domain PrimalVisions.net

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the domain name PrimalVisions.net, that sold psychotropic substances and illegal narcotics. Launched in 2015 as a “door to kratom, nootropics and cbd oils/edibles,” PrimalVisions.net traded dangerous narcotics over the Internet. The latest web page lander displays a message from the FBI, that reads in part: “This domain name […]

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Game mods : Feds took over DamnModz.com domain name

Update: The owner of DamnModz.com has regained access to the domain name. Original article follows: — US Federal authorities have seized the domain DamnModz.com, a gaming mods (profile modifications) seller. The following message appears: “This domain name has been seized by ICE – Homeland Security Investigations, pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by a United […]

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ZML.com : Domain seized by ICE contains video about counterfeit goods

ZML.com, a premium “Chinese letters” LLL .com domain is in the hands of Homeland Security Investigations (ICE). The domain was seized in 2010, long before the Chinese mania for domains without vowels or the letter “V” started. Prices for such letters have skyrocketed since, although in recent weeks they have fallen back substantially. Back in […]

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On ICE : Federal agents seize AirbagsPlace.com domain

The domain name AirbagsPlace.com has been seized by ICE – Homeland Security Investigations, pursuant to a warrant issued by a US District Court. The web site, operating on a domain registered in 2015, appears to have been providing products that were fake, replicas or otherwise unauthorized by the official airbag manufacturers. As part of the […]

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Imminent: ICE crackdown on domain names selling counterfeit products

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) team has declared war on counterfeit goods, announcing that it is collaborating with 24 law enforcement agencies across 18 countries. ICE and international law enforcement agencies plan to shut down 29,684 domain names, that have engaged in illegal trade of counterfeit merchandise to unsuspecting consumers. “Working with our […]

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Domain seizures: Is the Federal Government guilty of domain propaganda?

An interesting article by Jeff Roberts, staff writer at Paid Content brings some material information forward about the alleged misuse of seized domain names. Apparently, the Federal government and the ICE agency has been seizing domain names related to counterfeit goods; then it places its own anti-piracy propaganda videos on them. The videos attempt to […]

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Cyber Monday Crackdown: ICE, ICE baby

More domains practicing the illegal game of selling counterfeit goods and soliciting piracy were seized today by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. In a message, the U.S. State Department declared: “Seizure orders have been executed against 150 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods […]

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