Domain names are getting stolen more often than what you think.
A domain and business owner describes his domain saga, involving GoDaddy and domain hackers from Russia and Ukraine.
The latter, tried to extort the owner asking for a sizable ransom of $24,000 to be paid in exchange for four profitable domains:
- Anglotopia.net
- Londontopia.net
- Aussietopia.net
- BudgetBritainGuide.com
By accessing the Gmail account managing the domains at GoDaddy, the hackers were able to hold the domains hostage, until the legitimate owner hired an attorney, filed a UDRP and won! 😀
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Thank you for posting about our story!
Jonathan – You’re welcome. It’s refreshing seeing that you didn’t give in to the thieves and that you won the UDRP. The same thieves stole and kept other domains temporarily, such as Amsterdam.info and Forum.biz.