Cybercrime : Chinese domain thief continues political charades and anti-USA rhetoric
A Chinese cybercriminal who stole several domains from domain investor, Chris Goh, continued his anti-USA rhetoric and threats. Instead of showing remorse over the domain theft, the Chinese thief justified his crime as “payback” for alleged crimes that the USA has committed or is committing. “The people of the world have to see the United […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain transfers : ICANN about to crack domain crime with a sledgehammer
ICANN is getting ready to deliver a resounding blow to domain crime, by changing the domain transfer process, once again. Nine years after the latest rules of domain transfers changed, the new procedure complicates things for domain investors. No longer will a simple change, such as editing a letter in the name or address or […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain thief : “USA is a bandit country”
A domain thief from China turned all political, making accusatory statements against the United States. Responding to the domain owner’s email about the stolen domains, the Chinese thief sent out a response full of anti-US sentiment (translated:) “The United States is a bandit country, the invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq, the Kingdom of Ryukyu, itself is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain appraisal certificate scam with a new twist
The domain evaluation / certificate scam isn’t new, and it targets domain owners eager to sell their domains. The way the scam works is simple: You receive an email that expresses interest in your domain. Most of the time, it also mentions a high value dollar range, to entice you into believing the sender is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Editorial : Scams, spam and stolen domains
September is upon us, time for the monthly DomainGang Editorial. It’s been an interesting year thus far, and Q4 of 2016 will help define many trends for next year. Several important new gTLDs are set to launch until the end of the year: .Games, .Blog and maybe dot .Web. If you’re either a “poor student” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Recovered domain : Omed.com is no longer stolen
Reclaiming a domain that has been stolen can be complicated; in the case of Omed.com, the process involved GoDaddy and a Russian domain thief. As we reported in June, Omed.com was stolen from a GoDaddy account and was transferred to one of Russia’s largest registrars, Reg.ru. We can now report that Omed.com is no longer […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DomainTools rolls out Domain Pre-Crime software add-on
DomainTools, the quintessential tool for domain research, is participating at Black Hat 2016, the security expo event – at booth #472. Today, second and final day of the infosec event, DomainTools is rolling out new research software addressing the issues of domain theft and cybercrime. “A lot of domain investors are familiar with Iris, our […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Web800.com : One of the earliest cases of ICANN-reported domain theft
Domain theft is a crime. Stealing domains amounts to removing a valuable asset that belongs to someone else, and it’s no different than stealing a car, for example. For many years, domain names have been stolen, and overseer ICANN does not currently offer the type of domain ownership record, or title, made available to owners […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : GMF.com is a stolen domain name
The three letter domain GMF.com was recently auctioned at Sedo, and the winning bid was for $36,000 dollars. Unfortunately, the domain has now been reported as stolen. The real owners, GMF, Inc. is a Virginia corporation, having held the domain for years. The Sedo auction’s winner, domain broker, James Booth, communicated with the real owners […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domain names : What is the Sedo policy?
Domain names that get stolen can bring devastating losses to their owners; in the meantime, cybercriminals that engage in domain crime activity attempt to reap great profits. The proliferation of domain theft is a serious reality, and although there is a monetary incentive that propels such criminal activity, it is being addressed in a fragmented […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Shocking! Stolen domain 5285.com fails to be reclaimed via UDRP
In February we covered the news of yet another brazen domain theft, involving the domain 5285.com. A Chinese cybercriminal stole the domain, unlawfully transferring it away from eNom to Ename in China. The domain’s legitimate owner, Donald Williams, is an experienced domain investor. He filed a UDRP and a “wangyan hong” is listed as the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Omed.com is a stolen domain name
For years, cybercriminals have been targeting domain owners to take over valuable domains. The number of domain theft incidents has skyrocketed since 2014, after an ICANN-mandated account verification led to the creation of spoofed, “phishing” email campaigns mimicking legitimate registrar requests. In the case of Omed.com, a domain registered in 2000 with development in mind, […]
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