China : Are domain cybercriminals targeting publicly listed portfolios?
Domain theft has become the so-called “hot potato” since early 2014; the proliferation of domain crime originating in China can be attributed to the high demand in short domains. With the Chinese stock market bubble finally bursting, we’re witnessing both a drop in domain crime from China, and a drop in domain prices for so-called […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: X3.com is currently a stolen domain; moved from eNom to Ename
The owner of the domain name X3.com shared with us that the domain is currently in the hands of a domain thief. On April 5th, 2015, X3.com changed ownership “withing a window of 25 minutes” and was transferred from an eNom reseller – DreamHost – to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename. The latter, has been […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Breakthrough in stolen domain case revealed
The owner of a domain name that has been stolen relayed us the good news: the domain’s fate has been sealed, pending the Registrar’s compliance with a court decision. Although at this point the domain is still showing the contact info of the domain thief, it has been ‘frozen‘ at the Registry. Considering the time […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ismail Kurcu – Confessions of a Domain Criminal
When Ismail Kurcu goes online, it’s always someone else’s expense. The 22 year old student from Ankara, Turkey uses a credit card generator as the means for paying for a brand new Internet connection every month. It takes 45 days for the Internet provider to shut down his connection; by then, he has moved onto […]
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