Sonoma Valley Hospital: SVH.com is still a stolen #domain name
On August 6, 2019, the Sonoma Valley Hospital went into red alert. Celia Kruse de la Rosa, the hospital’s communications director, noted at the time that SVH.com, their prestigious three letter .com domain and hospital acronym, had been “maliciously acquired.” It was yet another case of domain hijacking, with a highly valuable LLL .com getting […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TulipBulbs.com: Stolen, dropped & auctioned—a cautionary domain tale
Since 1998, the domain name TulipBulbs.com was used by the Messelaar Bulb Company in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The specialty flower grower of the “finest quality topsize flower bulbs, imported from Holland” was founded in 1969 and operated its business from a great domain name for 20 years—until one day the domain was stolen. In the words […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Homeland Security seized Simp3.com among other pirate domains
The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has seized Simp3.com, a domain used to pirate music at a grand scale. Registered in 2015, Simp3.com provided downloads of mp3 music as seen in this capture from 2019: The domain was seized along with the associate domains, CoroUrbano.com, CoroUrbanos.com and Pautamp3.com. The latter was used to provide download links […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The FBI shut down SSNDOB Marketplace criminal platform, seized domains
The FBI has shut down the SNNDOB Marketplace and seized its associated domain names. The illicit marketplace made an estimated $19 million dollars by selling the personal data of about 24 million US citizens, according to the Justice Department. The acronym SSNDOB stands for Social Security Number and Date Of Birth; it operated through a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bored Apes worth $1 million stolen using a dot .land #domain name
Some unfortunate owners of the highly valuable Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs lost their assets yesterday. The cybercriminals took advantage of a security lapse at the BAYC Instagram page, substituting the official link with one they controlled. Using the domain YugaLabs.land, the criminals set up a page mimicking Yuga Labs, operators of the BAYC franchise. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FreeDesignResources.net: High traffic #domain name stolen at #GoDaddy
The high traffic domain FreeDesignResources.net was reported as stolen at GoDaddy yesterday. The domain has been a popular repository of graphic resources, with a high followship on Adobe Behance and Facebook. The brazen thief is seeking to extort $5,000 dollars from the victim, in exchange for the stolen domain. Offering an “alternate plan,” the cybercriminal […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime: FBI raid takes down #cybercrime nest Raid.lol
An FBI raid has taken down a trio of domains pointing to a cybercrime nest, RaidForums. According to the report, the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, brought unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums’ founder and chief administrator, Diogo Santos Coelho, aged 21, of Portugal. Coelho […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Phishing attempt targets domain investors using law firm as the bait
A phishing attempt targeting domain investors used the name of a law firm as the main bait. As reported by domain investor, George Kirikos, the phishing email consisted of a link to open an “encrypted file” using the Evernote platform. At the destination, the HTML file prompted users to run it in the web browser […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CISA shares list of #domains involved in Conti ransomware attacks
CISA, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, has been tracking the spreading and attacks of Conti ransomware. Along with the FBI, CISA have observed the increased use of Conti ransomware in more than 400 attacks on U.S. and international organizations. In typical Conti ransomware attacks, malicious cyber actors steal files, encrypt servers and workstations, and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Illegal streaming services domains suspended
During the past few days a number of pirate IPTV-related domains began redirecting to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) website, an indication that these domains’ services were suspended by their registrars. ACE and MPA are on a mission to eliminate online streaming of pirated movies and TV shows, from providers such as Disney, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Instagram phishers using .ORG #domains to steal passwords
An Instagram message chain about supposed “copyright infringement” takes advantage of newly registered .ORG domains to steal account passwords. The messages originate from compromised Instagram accounts that in turn message their contact lists, spreading the odds of the phishing campaign in a viral manner. The .ORG domains were registered this week or in late January […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Caution: Fake Network Solutions phishing emails making the rounds
Domain investors should be aware of a current phishing campaign using the Network Solutions brand. Why is NetSol’s brand used as a bait? The oldest domain registrar maintains millions of aged, premium, or otherwise valuable domains for its clients. In the current phishing campaign, the domain name NetworkSolutions.CO is part of the communication email; the […]
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